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Editorial
. 2020 Feb 26;4(2):e352.
doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000352. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Reducing Bureaucracy in Clinical Research: A Call for Action

John Gribben  1 , Elizabeth Macintyre  2 , Pieter Sonneveld  3 , Jeanette Doorduijn  3 , Christian Gisselbrecht  4 , Ulrich Jäger  5 , Steven Le Gouill  6 , Simon Rule  7 , Martin Dreyling  8
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Editorial

Reducing Bureaucracy in Clinical Research: A Call for Action

John Gribben et al. Hemasphere. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Pieter Sonneveld is member of the EHA executive board, EHA past president, member of the EHA Education Committee, member of the European Affairs Committee, member of the Research committee, member of the Sponsor and Fundraising Committee, and chair of the SWG Committee. Martin Dreyling is member of the EHA executive board, member of the SWG Committee and vice-chair of the EHA Guidelines Committee. Elizabeth Macintyre is president elect of EHA and member of the European Affairs Committee. John Gribben is president of EHA and member of the European Affairs Committee. Ulrich Jäger is member of EHA European Affairs Committee.

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