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Comment
. 2011 Mar;8(3):e1000421.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000421. Epub 2011 Mar 15.

The challenge of discharging research ethics duties in resource-constrained settings

Jerome Amir Singh  1
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The challenge of discharging research ethics duties in resource-constrained settings

Jerome Amir Singh. PLoS Med. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

Jerome Singh discusses some ethical issues raised by a new research article by Edward Jónes-Lopez and colleagues that examined the effectiveness of the standard WHO recommended retreatment regimen (Category II) for TB in Uganda.

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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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