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. 2020 Jun 23;141(25):2045-2047.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.047347. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Pandemic Pandemonium: Pausing Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Outbreak

James Brian Byrd  1 , Natalie Bello  2 , Michelle N Meyer  3
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Pandemic Pandemonium: Pausing Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Outbreak

James Brian Byrd et al. Circulation. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; pandemics; research.

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Considerations relevant to clinical research pauses during a pandemic. The figure describes considerations relevant to whether research should continue or start, pause, pivot to focus on the pandemic, or end. COVID-19 indicates coronavirus disease 2019; and PPE, personal protective equipment.
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