Enrolling Adolescents in Research on HIV and Other Sensitive Issues: Lessons from South Africa
Open Access
- 18 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 3 (7), e180
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030180
Abstract
Jerome Singh and colleagues present the ethical and legal challenges surrounding the enrollment of adolescents in HIV observational studies and other types of sensitive research.Keywords
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