SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: May 30, 2007
EXCERPT: "A new analysis has found that many alcohol treatment studies are designed in ways that inadvertently omit women and African-Americans from participation. The Stanford University School of Medicine researcher who led the effort said the findings should remind all scientists that strict study eligibility criteria can have unintended, negative consequences. " more
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Humphreys K, Weingardt KR, Harris AH. Influence of subject eligibility criteria on compliance with National Institutes of Health guidelines for inclusion of women, minorities, and children in treatment research. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2007 Jun;31(6):988-95.
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