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Editorial
. 2020 Oct 20;173(8):652-653.
doi: 10.7326/M20-2959. Epub 2020 Jun 16.

COVID-19 Clinical Trials: A Teachable Moment for Improving Our Research Infrastructure and Relevance

Stephen E Kimmel  1 , Robert M Califf  2 , Natalie E Dean  3 , Steven N Goodman  4 , Elizabeth L Ogburn  5
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Editorial

COVID-19 Clinical Trials: A Teachable Moment for Improving Our Research Infrastructure and Relevance

Stephen E Kimmel et al. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

The authors posit the need for rapid evaluation of therapies for COVID-19 as an inflection point spurring a much-needed rethinking of our research enterprise.

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