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Research Articles

Providing monetary and non-monetary goods to research participants: perspectives and practices of researchers and Research Ethics Committees in Zambia

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Pages 90-103 | Received 03 Apr 2018, Accepted 20 Aug 2018, Published online: 04 Oct 2018

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