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. 2015 Mar 18;7(279):279fs11.
doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa2045.

Sponsors meet scientists to speed pediatric medicines development

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Sponsors meet scientists to speed pediatric medicines development

Jonathan M Davis et al. Sci Transl Med. .

Abstract

The Point-Person Project, a child-health research initiative, enables rapid response to opportunities for participation in multicenter pediatric clinical trials.

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Fig. 1. Pointing the way toward pediatric therapies
Flow diagram of processes associated with protocol submission for the PP project.

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