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Why the NIH Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Should Be Abandoned
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Title Why the NIH Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Should Be Abandoned
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570625?src=rss
Description The $30 million, NIH Phase 3 Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) exposes subjects to a risky method that is known to be ineffective. The TACT should be abandoned and its origins investigated.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Category Articles > Business of Medicine
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Date May 14, 2008
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