Dangerous medicines: Unproven AIDS cures and counterfeit antiretroviral drugs
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Dangerous medicines: Unproven AIDS cures and counterfeit antiretroviral drugs
BACKGROUND Increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a critical goal endorsed by the United Nations and all of its member states. At the same time, anecdotal accounts suggest that the promotion of unproven AIDS 'cures' and remedies are widespread, and in the case of The Gambia, Iran and South Africa, have been promoted by governments directly. Although a range of legislative and regu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Globalization and Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1744-8603
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-4-5