Reflexivity and dialogue: Methodological and socio-ethical dilemmas in research with HIV-affected children in East Africa

Ethics, Policy and Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-96

  Skovdal, Morten ^a   Abebe, Tatek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; ETHICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH;

ETHIOPIA; KENYA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84867112223     PISSN: 21550085     EISSN: 21550093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21550085.2012.672691     Document Type: Article

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