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Editorial
. 2007 Sep 29;335(7621):624-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39339.610000.BE.

The Declaration of Helsinki

Michael D E Goodyear, Karmela Krleza-Jeric, Trudo Lemmens
Editorial

The Declaration of Helsinki

Michael D E Goodyear et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: MG and KKJ are members of the editorial group, Ottawa Statement, KKJ is a member of the Scientific Advisory Group, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, World Health Organization.

Comment in

  • Declaration of Helsinki. Dead.
    Noble JH Jr. Noble JH Jr. BMJ. 2007 Oct 13;335(7623):736. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39360.415833.BE. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17932170 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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