Right answers, wrong questions in clinical research.
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چکیده
To ensure that clinical research arrives at the "right" answers to the right questions for patients, studies should be designed to more closely approximate real-world use of therapeutics and devices.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science translational medicine
دوره 6 221 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014