Dangerous medicines: Unproven AIDS cures and counterfeit antiretroviral drugs

Globalization and Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Amon, Joseph J ^a  

^a HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Programme   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GAMBIA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 42049104398     PISSN: 17448603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-4-5     Document Type: Article

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