The ethics of improving African traditional medical practice: Scientific or African traditional research methods?

Acta Tropica

Volumn 112, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Nyika, Aceme ^a  

^a African Malaria Network Trust AMANET   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

African traditional medicine; Ethics; Research

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COWPOX VIRUS; DRUG DESIGN; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH ETHICS; SMALLPOX;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIOETHICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

AFRICA;

EID: 70349113839     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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