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What hope means for families of children with rare diseases in clinical trials

Children taking part in clinical trials are often described as being given ‘hope’. Is this useful as a coping mechanism or does give rise to  misconceptions and possibly false hope?
Posted 19 September 2019 - 09:11
The word ‘Hope’ written in sand on a beach. Picture: iStock
 
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