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Clinical studies can be performed in an ethical manner

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Arising from: Romain PL (2008) Access to clinical care via clinical trials: is it ethically possible? Nat Clin Pract Rheum 4: 166–167

Author's response: Romain PL (2008) Author response to “Clinical studies can be performed in an ethical manner”. Nat Clin Pract Rheum 4: E6 doi:10.1038/ncprheum0857

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R Fleischmann declared that he is a consultant for, and has received research grants from Abbott, Amgen, Biogen Idec, Centocor, Genentech, Pfizer, Roche, UCB and Wyeth. R Fleischmann is also a consultant for AstraZeneca, a stock-holder/director for Abbott and AstraZeneca, and has received speakers bureau from Abbott, Amgen and Wyeth.

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