Approaching the community about screening children for a multicentre malaria vaccine trial

International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-54

  Lang, T A ^a   Gould, J ^b   von Seidlein, L ^b   Lusingu, J P ^b   Mshamu, S ^b   Ismael, S ^b   Liheluka, E ^b   Kamuya, D ^a   Mwachiro, D ^a   Olotu, A ^a   Njuguna, P ^a   Bejon, P ^a   Marsh, V ^a   Molyneux, C ^a  

^a KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Centre   (Kenya)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Community sensitisation; Informed consent; Malaria vaccine

Indexed keywords

MALARIA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FAMILY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFORMED CONSENT; KENYA; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; TANZANIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84857455215     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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