Titre :
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Human rights and maternal-fetal HIV transmission prevention trials in Africa : Ethics and studies of HIV. (1998)
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Auteurs :
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G.J. ANNAS ;
M.A. GRODIN ;
Health Law Department of Boston University School of Public Health. Massachusetts. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 88, n° 4, 1998)
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Pagination :
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560-563
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Sida
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Virose
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Infection
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Prévention santé
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Essai préventif
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Essai thérapeutique
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Pays voie développement
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Afrique
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Recherche appliquée
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Ethique
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Consentement soins
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Homme
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Femme
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Thérapeutique
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Immunopathologie
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Médicament antiviral
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Thérapeutique médicamenteuse
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Droits fondamentaux
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0xjW9p7. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The human rights issues raised by the conduct of maternal-fetal human immunodeficiency virus transmission trials in Africa are not unique to either acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or Africa, but public discussion of these trials presents on opportunity for the United States and other wealthy nations to take the rights and welfare of improverished populations seriously. The central issue at stake when developed countries perform research on subjects in developing countries is exploitation. The only way to prevent exploitation of a research population is to insist not only that informed consent be obtained but also that, should an intervention be proven beneficial, the intervention will be delivered to the improverished population. Human rights are universal and cannot be compromised solely on the basis of beliefs or practices of any one country or group. The challenge to the developed countries is to implement programs to improve the health of the people in developing countries both by improving public health infrastructure and by delivering effective drugs and vaccines to the people.
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