Singer. Editorial of implications of EU directive. BMJ 2002

Paper type

Editorial

Reference

Singer EA, Müllner M
Implications of the EU directive on clinical trials for emergency medicine.
British Medical Journal 2002; 324: 1169-1170

As a result of the recent European legislation many groundbreaking therapies will not be scientifically evaluated anymore, and thus beneficial treatments in fatal diseases will be prevented.

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Point for discussion:

How big of an effect is this legislation going to have upon research in critically ill patients?