Thursday, April 12, 2007

Position paper on clinical research and drug users
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
The number of injecting drug users are estimated at 13.2 million worldwide. At least 41 countries have IDU populations with HIV prevalence above 5%. In 25 countries, the prevalence is higher than 20%, in 15 countries even above 50% ... Download PDF (491 KB)

Position paper on ethics of clinical trials in vulnerable populations
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Fundamental is the notion that some groups or countries are more vulnerable than others, for what concerns the participation in clinical trials, and need special protection.
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