A question of ethics: Research and practice in reproductive health

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 229-241

  Ramarao, Saumya ^a   Friedland, Barbara ^a   Townsend, John W ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH ETHICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 36949000662     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2007.00136.x     Document Type: Editorial

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