Clinical trial registration in the eastern mediterranean region: A luxury or a necessity?

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-111

  Al Gasseer, N ^a   Shideed, O ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION; GEOGRAPHIC NAMES; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; REGISTRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84857831465     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.2.108     Document Type: Article

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