Will developing countries benefit from their participation in genetics research?

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-69

  Ndebele, Paul ^a   Musesengwa, Rosemary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PHARMACOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PHARMACOGENETICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 67649826203     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v20i2.10960     Document Type: Article

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