Using the courts to challenge irrational health research policies and administrative decisions

Acta Tropica

Volumn 112, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Singh, Jerome Amir ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Court; Judiciary; Legal; Unethical research

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE; PLACEBO;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; IDEOLOGY; LEGAL SYSTEM; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COURT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDEOLOGY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; REGISTRATION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT DURATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE;

AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70349213208     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.07.035     Document Type: Article

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