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  1. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Health, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa, 1781, The Philippines

    Veronica L. Tallo

  2. Department of Vaccines, Clinical Unit, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimitie 166, 00300, Helsinki, Finland

    Hanna M. Nohynek

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    Stefan H.E. Kaufmann

  2. CMU — Centre of Vaccinology, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland

    Paul-Henri Lambert

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Tallo, V.L., Nohynek, H.M. (2005). Clinical trials in developing countries: ethical issues. In: Kaufmann, S.H., Lambert, PH. (eds) The Grand Challenge for the Future. Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases BAID. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7381-4_9

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