Breast cancer research and the European Union Clinical Trials Directive

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 145-147

  Williams, Norman ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; European Union; Government; Legislation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EUROPEAN UNION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 4344714862     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr800     Document Type: Article

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