title: The ethics of placebo-controlled trials for perinatal transmission of HIV in developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theology, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D026686:Beneficence; D032882:Comprehension; D035061:Control Groups; D003906:Developing Countries; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D028781:Ethical Relativism; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D038622:Internationality; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D009272:Persons; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D037841:Pregnant People; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035842:Research Subjects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012935:Social Justice; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015215:Zidovudine