Strengthening clinical and research ethics in Nigeria-an agenda for change

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9649, 2008, Pages 1594-1597

  Anya, Ike ^a   Raine, Rosalind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NIGERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 54849408365     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61661-X     Document Type: Note

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