Ethics of ARV based prevention: Treatment-as-prevention and PrEP

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 63-69

  Haire, Bridget ^a   Kaldor, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Bioethics; Developing world; HIV AIDS; Justice; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOETHICS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIV/AIDS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUSTICE; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; BIOETHICS; DEVELOPING WORLD; HIV/AIDS; JUSTICE; PREVENTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84880701061     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: 14718847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dewb.12026     Document Type: Article

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