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. 2018 Jan 23;319(4):337-338.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.19138.

Improving Public Health Requires Inclusion of Underrepresented Populations in Research

Catherine Y Spong  1 , Diana W Bianchi  1
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Improving Public Health Requires Inclusion of Underrepresented Populations in Research

Catherine Y Spong et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Both authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Drs Spong and Bianchi are employees of the US federal government and performed this work as part of their official duties.

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Figure.. Open NIH-Funded Phase 3 and 4 Studies as of October 19, 2017
Clinicaltrials.gov records (N=338) were reviewed. Exclusion for intellectual disabilities was based on IQ and defined intellectual disability or cognitive impairment; physical disabilities: exclusions for physical disabilities were inability to ambulate, extreme immobility, and paraplegia.
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