HIV Treatment-As-Prevention Research: Taking the Right Road at the Crossroads
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Reflecting on a Policy Forum article by Till Bärnighausen and colleagues, the HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Team consider ethical and study power concerns and the importance of the trial's future findings.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015