Research, therapy, and bioethical hegemony: The controversy over perinatal AZT trials in Africa

African Studies Review

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Wendland, Claire L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 59049102170     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.0.0084     Document Type: Article

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