Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 89-93 , March 2009

Increasing Participation of Women in Early Phase Clinical Trials Approved by the FDA

Received 13 May 2008 ,Revised 27 September 2008 ,Accepted 28 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.09.009

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 89-93 , March 2009