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Report from the Field: Participation of HIV-Positive Women in Clinical Research

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 12, no. 1 (Spring 1997): 46-54
A.B. Williams et al.

Can the right of HIV-positive women to informed consent for participation in clinical trials be preserved when trials offer health and social services that are otherwise unavailable? Are HIV-positive women appropriately concerned about the risks of participating in clinical trials? The staff of the GRACE (Gynecologic Regimens Addressing Candida Events) Project in New Haven, Connecticut, surveyed a sample of study participants to learn more about their reasons for participating in a clinical research study.
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