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Clinical Trials - part two
The Northwick Park Drug trial that ended in disaster and forced a worldwide review. On 13 March 12006 eight healthy volunteers took part in a clinical drug trial. The trial went wrong and six of the group were fighting for their lives. The phase one disaster caused a review of drug trials worldwide.
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