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Author response to “Clinical studies can be performed in an ethical manner”

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Response to: Fleischmann R (2008) Clinical studies can be performed in an ethical manner. Nat Clin Pract Rheum 4: E5 doi 10.1038/ncprheum0856

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

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA promain@challiance.org

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