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Comment
. 2012;9(4):e1001202.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001202. Epub 2012 Apr 10.

Open clinical trial data for all? A view from regulators

Hans-Georg Eichler  1 , Eric Abadie, Alasdair Breckenridge, Hubert Leufkens, Guido Rasi
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Open clinical trial data for all? A view from regulators

Hans-Georg Eichler et al. PLoS Med. 2012.

Abstract

Hans-Georg Eichler from the European Medicines Agency and colleagues provide a view from regulators on access to clinical trial data.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors work for drug regulatory agencies. The authors have declared that no other competing interests exist. The views expressed in this article are the personal views of the authors and may not be understood or quoted as being made on behalf of or reflecting the position of the regulatory agencies, or the committees or working parties of the regulatory agencies the authors work for.

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