Making clinical trials public for 20 years
This year the ISRCTN registry – the UK’s primary clinical trials registry – is 20 years old. For ISRCTN20, Marc Taylor, chair of the… Read more »
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Improvements to the ISRCTN registry in its 20th anniversary year
In this blog, Database Manager Claire Veryard describes recent improvements to the ISRCTN registry and developments that are underway. The first… Read more »
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