COVID-19 impact on research, lessons learned from COVID-19 research, implications for pediatric research

Debra L Weiner^{1

2}, Vivek Balasubramaniam³, Shetal I Shah⁴, Joyce R Javier^{5

6}; Pediatric Policy Council

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. debra.weiner@childrens.harvard.edu.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. debra.weiner@childrens.harvard.edu.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics and Division of Neonatology, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.
⁵ Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁶ Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Debra L Weiner et al. Pediatr Res. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;88(2):148-150.

doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-1006-3. Epub 2020 Jun 16.

Debra L Weiner^{1

2}, Vivek Balasubramaniam³, Shetal I Shah⁴, Joyce R Javier^{5

6}; Pediatric Policy Council

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. debra.weiner@childrens.harvard.edu.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. debra.weiner@childrens.harvard.edu.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics and Division of Neonatology, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.
⁵ Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁶ Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

No abstract available

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