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. 2021 Apr;9(4):330-332.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00046-1. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Geography, generalisability, and susceptibility in clinical trials

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Geography, generalisability, and susceptibility in clinical trials

Jane E Clougherty et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Apr.
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Percentage of participants in each of three AsthmaNet clinical trials living in high-poverty census tracts compared with the US average, by race Horizontal lines indicate US averages, which are calculated from the total population, by racial group, living in high-poverty tracts for all tracts in the USA in 2016. The poverty rate among AsthmaNet participants is calculated as the percentage of participants living in census tracts where the proportion of residents living in poverty is greater than the overall poverty rate for the US population in 2016 (ie, >12·7%). The race variable is self-defined primary race from the AsthmaNet baseline registry form. STICS enrolled children (5–11 years of age), SIENA enrolled adults and adolescents (≥12 years of age), and BARD enrolled adults, adolescents, and children (≥5 years of age). BARD=Best African-American Response to Asthma Drugs. SIENA=Steroids In Eosinophil-Negative Asthma. STICS=Step-up Yellow Zone Inhaled Corticosteroids to Prevent Exacerbations.
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