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Editorial

Clinical trial registration

Christine Laine et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Looking back and moving ahead

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Employment: FG was previously editorial director of Current Controlled Trials, which owned the ISRCTN (International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) trials register; SK is employed by the National Library of Medicine, which produces ClinicalTrials.gov, but he is not responsible for activities or policies regarding ClinicalTrials.gov. Expert testimony: FG. Other: RH is co-chair and JMD and HCS are members of the WHO ICTRP scientific advisory group; MBVDW is a member of the government advisory committee for the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry.

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