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Nature Medicine 11, 1260 (2005)
Published online: 29 November 2005 | doi:10.1038/nm1205-1260b

Europe's restrictive rules strangling clinical research

Xavier Bosch1

  1. Barcelona


The number of new trials is down by nearly half since the launch of new rules.


The number of large clinical trials across Europe is drastically down a year after new rules on clinical research went into effect, according to a study presented in early November. The rules, meant to promote Europe-wide research, might instead force scientists to limit their trials to a single country, experts caution.

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