May 6, 2005

Medical-School Group Backs Trials Registry

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

The Association of American Medical Colleges has added its voice to the chorus of calls for a federally sponsored national registry for all clinical trials.

In June the American Medical Association called for such a registry to ensure that the public gets an accurate accounting of the results of clinical trials, and that companies sponsoring research do not hide unfavorable findings (The Chronicle, June 25).

Jordan J. Cohen, president of the medical-colleges association, agreed

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