Integrating clinical research into epidemic response : the Ebola experience

Integrating clinical research into epidemic response the Ebola experience

"The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in western Africa was the longest and most deadly Ebola epidemic in history, resulting in 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus has been known since 1976, when two separate outbreaks were identified in the Democratic R...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Committee on Clinical Trials During the 2014-2015 Ebola Outbreak (-), Board on Global Health, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
Otros Autores: Keusch, Gerald, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2017.
Materias:
Ebola virus disease > Treatment > Africa, West.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621985506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Conducting clinical research during an epidemic
  • Assessment of therapeutic trials
  • Assessment of vaccine trials
  • Strengthening capacity for response and research
  • Engaging communities in research and response
  • Facilitating international coordination and collaboration
  • Appendices. Study approach and methods
  • Clinical trial designs
  • Ethical principles for research with human subjects
  • Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.

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