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Is it ethical to keep interim findings of randomised controlled trials confidential?
- Dr F G Miller, Department of Clinical Bioethics, NIH Clinical Center, Building 10, Room 1C118, Bethesda, MD 20892-1156, USA; fmiller{at}nih.gov
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Is it ethical to keep interim findings of randomised controlled trials confidential?
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- Received September 11, 2006
- Revised January 22, 2007
- Accepted March 5, 2007
- First published March 3, 2008.
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March 03, 2008
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