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To the Editor: With respect to the recent controversy over clinical trials in developing countries, Lurie and Wolfe¹ criticized the ethics of study design, whereas Varmus and Satcher² asserted the validity and necessity of such studies. The issue of informed consent has been overshadowed in this debate. Although consent may have been given in a placebo-controlled trial conducted in Thailand of zidovudine to reduce vertical transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),³ we believe that the consent may not have been informed.

We compared the revised consent form (Thai and English versions) to ensure that the Thai version was an . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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