Why the exclusion of older people from clinical research must stop

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Abstract

Age bias in clinical research leads to uncertainty about risks and benefits in new treatments for older people. Geoff Watts looks at the barriers to recruitment

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Health and Medical Research Impacts Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 344, Issue may21 1, pp. e3445-e3445

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e3445

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