Increasing representation and diversity in cardiovascular clinical trial populations

Erin D Michos¹, Harriette G C Van Spall^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. edonnell@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Medicine (Cardiology) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Erin D Michos et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;18(8):537-538.

doi: 10.1038/s41569-021-00583-8.

Erin D Michos¹, Harriette G C Van Spall^{2

3}

¹ Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. edonnell@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Medicine (Cardiology) and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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