Scientific and social issues of human immunodeficiency virus vaccine development.

Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)

Development of a preventive immunogen for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a national priority. The complexities associated with HIV host-virus interactions, coupled with the rapid progression of the HIV epidemic worldwide, have necessitated lowering expectations for an HIV vaccine that is 100 percent effective and have raised important scientific and nonscientific issues regarding development and use of preventive and therapeutic HIV vaccines.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Haynes, BF

Published Date

  • May 28, 1993

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 260 / 5112

Start / End Page

  • 1279 - 1286

PubMed ID

  • 8493572

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0036-8075

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1126/science.8493572

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States