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Balancing Indigenous Principles and Institutional Research Guidelines for Informed Consent: A Case Study from the Peruvian Amazon

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Pages 53-68 | Received 26 Jan 2012, Accepted 01 May 2012, Published online: 05 Nov 2012

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