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. 2015 Oct 20;314(15):1561-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.10962.

Pilot Studies: A Critical but Potentially Misused Component of Interventional Research

Caroline Kistin  1 , Michael Silverstein  1
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Pilot Studies: A Critical but Potentially Misused Component of Interventional Research

Caroline Kistin et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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