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Global
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
The Morally Uncomfortable Global Drug Gap.
Cohen-Kohler JC. Leslie Dan F 
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Sep 26;
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Desperately seeking targets: the ethics of routine HIV testing in low-income countries.
Rennie S, Behets F.
Bull World Health Organ. 2006 Jan;84(1):52-7.
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Ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS: case reports.
Meel BL.  
J Clin Forensic Med. 2005 Jun;12(3):149-52.
 Abstract
 
Ethical issues in HIV.
Dhai A, Noble R. 
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Apr;19(2):255-67
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 HIV/AIDS, National Security, and Global Stability
Pates M ,Johnson J 
Human Rights Magazine Fall 2004
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Confronting HIV Discrimination in the Workplace: A Case Study
 Gorenberg H
Human Rights Magazine Fall 2004
 Paper
Australia/Pacific Islands
           
Australia

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Ethics of organ donation and transplantation involving prisoners: the debate extends beyond our
borders.
Westall GP, Komesaroff P, Gorton MW, Snell GI.  
Intern Med J. 2008 Jan;38(1):56-9.
 Abstract
Europe
           
Multinational

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Ethical difficulties in clinical practice: experiences of European doctors.
Hurst SA, Perrier A, Pegoraro R, et al   
J Med Ethics. 2007 Jan;33(1):51-7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Policy Makers Ignoring Science Scientists Ignoring Policy: The Medical Ethical Challenges
of Heroin Treatment.
Small DR, Drucker E. H
arm Reduct J.  2006 May 2;3(1):16
Paper
 
Belgium

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Prevalence and content of written ethics policies on euthanasia in Catholic healthcare
institutions in Belgium (Flanders).
Gastmans C, Lemiengre J,
van der Wal G, et al  
Health Policy. 2005 Oct 8;
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France

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Influencing legislative processes and policy development in order to improve research ethics
Fischer H., Fabrice P.
(XVI International AIDS Conference )
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E37 responsibilities of state, community and private sector on research ethics policy: looking
back on recent CCR5 antagonist trials
Heinis O.
 (XVI International AIDS Conference )
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United Kingdom

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
How ethical is ethical research? Recruiting marginalized, vulnerable groups into health services
research.
Smith LJ.
J Adv Nurs. 2008 Apr;62(2):248-57.
Abstract
 
Health, human rights, and the conduct of clinical research within oppressed populations.
Mills EJ, Singh S. 
Global Health. 2007 Nov 8;3(1):10
Abstract

Ethical issues in social research: difficulties encountered gaining access to children in hospital
for research.
Stalker K, Carpenter J, Connors C, Phillips R. 
Child Care Health Dev. 2004 Jul;30(4):377-83
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Latin America/Caribbean
           
Argentina

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Vulnerability and autonomy: obstacles, resources and learning in people living with HIV/AIDS
and/or Hepatitis C in Argentina
MM Pecheny, HM Manzelli
 (15IAC)
Abstract
 
Barbados

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 Knowledge, attitudes and practice of healthcare ethics and law among doctors and nurses
in Barbados.
Hariharan S, Jonnalagadda R, Walrond E, Moseley H.
BMC Med Ethics. 2006 Jun 9;7(1):7
Paper
 
Mexico
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Understanding the structure and practices of research ethics committees through research and audit:
a study from Mexico.
Valdez-Martinez E, Trumbull B, Garduno-Espinosa J, Porter JD.
Health Policy. 2005 Oct;74(1):56-68.
Abstract
 
    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Nine years experience from an ethics committee on the national program of AIDS in Mexico
Tavera Lara K.Y., Barrientos H., Magis C.   
 (XVI International AIDS Conference )
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Middle East
           
Iran
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 Opinions of married women about potential causes and triggers of intimate partner violence against women.
A cross-sectional investigation in an Iranian city.
Hamzeh B, Garousi Farshi M, Laflamme L.  
BMC Public Health. 2008 Jun 12;8(1):209
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Israel

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Organ transplantation using organs taken from executed prisoners in China--a call for the
cessation of Israeli participation in the process.  
 Lavee J.
Lavee J.Harefuah. 2006 Oct;145(10):749-52,
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North America
Canada United States        
Canada
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Ethical issues in research with homeless youths.
Ensign J, Ammerman S.  
J Adv Nurs. 2008 May;62(3):365-72.
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United States

Internet Reports

  FULL-TEXT EDITORIAL
 Yin, Yang, and Tuskegee-Lite: Ethical Concerns Over HIV Testing in ADAP-Challenged States
Nary G
MedAdvocates Web
Commentary

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Ethics in American Health 2: An Ethical Framework for Health System Reform.
Ruger JP.
Am J Public Health. 2008 Aug 13.
 Abstract
 
Ethics in American Health 1: Ethical Approaches to Health Policy.
Ruger JP.
Am J Public Health. 2008 Aug 13.
Abstract
 
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 Simplifying Consent for HIV Testing Is Associated with an Increase in HIV Testing and Case
Detection in Highest Risk Groups,San Francisco January 2003-June 2007.
Zetola NM, Grijalva CG, Gertler S, et al 
PLoS ONE. 2008 Jul 2;3(7):e2591.
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Ethical issues in research with homeless youths.
 Ensign J, Ammerman S.  
 J Adv Nurs. 2008 May;62(3):365-72.
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Ethical obligations of physicians participating in public health quarantine and isolation
measures.
Bostick NA, Levine MA, Sade RM.  Public Health Rep. 2008 Jan-Feb;123(1):3-8.
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Ethics, ideology, and reproductive health policy in the United States.
Kulczycki A.
Stud Fam Plann. 2007 Dec;38(4):333-51.
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Through the quarantine looking glass: drug-resistant tuberculosis and public health governance,
law, and ethics.
Fidler DP, Gostin LO, Markel H.
 J Law Med Ethics. 2007 Winter;35(4):616-28.
Abstract
 
A critical intersection: human rights, public health nursing, and nursing ethics.
Easley CE, Allen CE.  
ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2007 Oct-Dec;30(4):367-82.
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Health, human rights, and the conduct of clinical research within oppressed populations.
Mills EJ, Singh S. 
Global Health. 2007 Nov 8;3(1):10
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 America's Epidemic: HIV/AIDS and People of Color
Browne-Marshall GH 
Human Rights Magazine Fall 2004
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Applying public health strategies to primary immunodeficiency diseases: a potential approach
 to genetic disorders.
Lindegren ML, Kobrynski L, Rasmussen SA, et al 
MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004 Jan 16; 53(RR-1): 1-29.
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    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Teaching “HIV/AIDS and Ethics” at a catholic university
Keenan J.
XVI International AIDS Conference)
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Russia/NIS
           

Russia

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Cooperation between ethics committees and PLWHA communities as a mechanism of rights
protection of HIV-positive patients
Smirnov S. 
(XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

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