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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 24;4(6):e499.
doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000499. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Laboratory and Clinical Research: A Testimony and a Call to Action From Researchers

Anna Kabanova  1 , Eleni Gavriilaki  2 , Benedikt W Pelzer  3 , Lorenzo Brunetti  4 , Alba Maiques-Diaz  5
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Editorial

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Laboratory and Clinical Research: A Testimony and a Call to Action From Researchers

Anna Kabanova et al. Hemasphere. .
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Figure 1
Summary of main results derived from the two surveys launched by YoungEHA committee. (A) Country of residence of the participants. (B) Comparison of percentage of responses between clinical researchers and basic researchers on the effect the lockdown had on their productivity. (C) Comparison of responses between researchers at different career stages on the effect the lockdown had on their productivity. PI = principal investigator, person responsible of managing a lab; Managing = person responsible of managing people, postdoc researcher or equivalent; Non-managing = person without managing responsibilities, PhD student or equivalent. (D) Bar graph summarizes the number of participants that have selected a given statement as one of the main causes of their change in productivity during the lockdown. In red (left) are statements that may cause a hinder in productivity and in green (right) those that may enhance it.
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