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The Ethical Design of an AIDS Vaccine Trial in Africa

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Abstract

Proper conduct of an AIDS vaccine trial in Africa must be informed not only by the epidemiology and biology of HIV infection in African settings, but also by the ethical norms and cultural constraints prevailing in African settings.

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N.A. Christakis, "The Ethical Design of an AIDS Vaccine Trial in Africa" Hastings Center Report, 18(3): 31-37 (June 1988); reprinted in Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach, L. May and S.C. Sharratt, eds., Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1994, p. 421-430