Informed consent for HIV testing in a South African hospital: Is it truly informed and truly voluntary?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 637-640

  Abdool Karim, Quarraisha ^a   Abdool Karim, Salim S ^a,b   Coovadia, Hoosen M ^c   Susser, Mervyn ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^c Medical Research Council ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2642670291     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.4.637     Document Type: Article

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