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Perceptions of the transition from receiving the diagnosis recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy to becoming in need of human support and using a wheelchair : an interview study

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Perceptions of the transition from receiving the diagnosis recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy to becoming in need of human support to manage daily life and using a wheelchair for ambulation are described from the affected young adults’ and their parents’ perspectives.
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PURPOSE: To describe perceptions of the transition from receiving the diagnosis recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy to becoming in need of human support to manage daily life and using a wheelc ...

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World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects

TL;DR: Comparing the socialist nature of many European counties, there is a requirement that provision be made for patients to be made whole regardless of the outcomes of the trial or if they happened to have been randomized to a control group that did not enjoy the benefits of a successful experimental intervention.
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World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects.

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TL;DR: The Helsinki Declaration on Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, adopted by the World Medical Assembly, is presented.
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