Placebo controls in HIV perinatal transmission trials: A South African's viewpoint

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 564-566

  Abdool Karim, Salim S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; ZIDOVUDINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031873862     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.4.564     Document Type: Short Survey

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