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Is the informed consent form only a symbolic document in clinical trials?

Buket Gungor*

Published: 19 December, 2022 | Volume 6 - Issue 1 | Pages: 035-036

Being one of the basic principles of clinical research, informed consent is definitely a legal responsibility and ethical duty for health professionals.

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