The ethics of research in compulsory drug detention centres in Asia

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Pearshouse, Richard ^a   Amon, Joseph J ^a  

^a Human Rights Watch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DETENTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STUDY DESIGN; VIET NAM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TORTURE;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; CHINA; COERCION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TORTURE;

EID: 84877244692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.15.2.18491     Document Type: Review

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