title: Mandatory registration of clinical trials: a major step forward for evidence-based medicine.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Clinical Studies Unit, Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. akimball@partners.org
authors.forename: Alexa Boer
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Weinstock
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D012042:Registries