Ethical and legal constraints to children's participation in research in Zimbabwe: Experiences from the multicenter pediatric HIV ARROW trial

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Bwakura Dangarembizi, Mutsa ^a   Musesengwa, Rosemary ^b   Nathoo, Kusum J ^a   Takaidza, Patrick ^b   Mhute, Tawanda ^a   Vhembo, Tichaona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CUSTODY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORPHANED CHILD; PARENTAL CONSENT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PARENTAL CONSENT; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84871213160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-13-17     Document Type: Article

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