The first randomised trial of male circumcision for preventing HIV: what were the ethical issues?
expert_opinion · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16231993.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1262554.
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Abstract
Cleaton-Jones, chair of the ethics committee that approved the trial of circumcision for preventing HIV, shares with us the discussions that the committee had ahead of granting approval.
Medical subject headings
- Circumcision, Male
- Ethics, Medical
- HIV Infections
- Personal Autonomy
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic