title: Placebo controls in HIV perinatal transmission trials: a South African's viewpoint.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Abdool Karim
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D035061:Control Groups; D026724:Ethical Review; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010919:Placebos; D037841:Pregnant People; D012107:Research Design; D035842:Research Subjects; D040841:Resource Allocation; D013019:South Africa; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos