Now, we all know the shameful history of the Tuskegee experiments. So the community's level of distrust is natural.
Tom Harkin: “Now, we all know the shameful history of the Tuskegee experiments. So the community's level of distrust is natural.”
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Harkin acknowledges historical distrust affecting minority participation in clinical trials.
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