Pragmatic Trials for Noncommunicable Diseases: Relieving Constraints
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In this month's editorial, PLOS Medicine Editorial Board member Anushka Patel and Ruth Webster discuss how applying rules for drug efficacy trials can impede pragmatic trials of interventions for noncommunicable diseases.
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