HIV vaccine research - South Africa's ethical-legal framework and its ability to promote the welfare of trial participants

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 598-601

  Strode, Ann ^a   Slack, Catherine ^a   Mushariwa, Muriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOUTH AFRICA; WELFARE;

AIDS VACCINES; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE I; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 23844480413     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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