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Tuberculosis
Research conducted at D. Miller and co-authors has provided new information about tuberculosis
August 12th, 2008
According to recent research from Paris, France, "A range of ethical challenges associated with the incidence, management and control of tuberculosis (TB) needs to be recognised and addressed. The attention currently paid to such issues related to TB is disproportionately scant by comparison with that accorded to human immunodeficiency virus infection and the acquired immune-deficiency syndrome." "Ethical issues of human rights, equity and justice were highlighted in examples of gross discrepancies in the adequacy of care provided in communities with disparate socio-economic status or health service provision. The ethical standards that govern research in industrialised...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-12)
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