Beyond the checklist: Assessing understanding for HIV vaccine trial participation in South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 560-566

  Lindegger, Graham ^a   Milford, Cecilia ^a   Slack, Catherine ^a   Quayle, Michael ^a   Xaba, Xolani ^a   Vardas, Eftyhia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Consent; Ethics; HIV vaccine trials; Understanding

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPREHENSION; DRUG RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NARRATIVE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; VIGNETTE;

AIDS VACCINES; COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33845353426     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000247225.37752.f5     Document Type: Article

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