UK's Royal Statistical Society among those demanding more information after the release of trial's protocol.
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23 January 2016
The story has been updated to include mention of the statement from the British Pharmacological Society.
25 January 2016
The story has been updated to include the latest information on the health of the clinical trial participants.
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Callaway, E., Butler, D. Researchers question design of fatal French clinical trial. Nature (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2016.19221
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