Clinical trials in developing countries: Scientific and ethical issues

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 545-548

  Studdert, D M ^a,b,c   Brennan, T A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZIDOVUDINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLICY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 0032538879     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123406.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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