A Comparison of the Quality of Informed Consent for Clinical Trials of an Experimental Hookworm Vaccine Conducted in Developed and Developing Countries.

• Main Authors: David J Diemert (Author), Lucas Lobato (Author), Ashley Styczynski (Author), Maria Zumer (Author), Amanda Soares (Author), Maria Flávia Gazzinelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Informed consent is one of the principal ethical requirements of conducting clinical research, regardless of the study setting. Breaches in the quality of the informed consent process are frequently described in reference to clinical trials conducted in developing countries, due to low levels of for...