Inclusion of adolescent women in microbicide trials: A public health imperative

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-50

  Pomfret, Suzanne ^a   Karim, Quarraisha Abdool ^b   Benatar, Solomon R ^c,d  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77953457053     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/php013     Document Type: Review

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