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Researchers from University of North Carolina publish findings in life sciences
September 16th, 2008
"Longitudinal data gathered from health surveillance, when combined with detailed demographic information, can provide invaluable insight into disease outcomes," scientists in the United States report. "Many such surveillance sites exist in the developing world, particularly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and focus on diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cholera, malaria and tuberculosis. The indistinct positions of such surveillance systems, often inhabiting an area between research, treatment and population health monitoring, means that the necessity of and responsibility for ethical oversight is unclear This regulatory vacuum is further compounded by a lack of attention to...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-16)
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