Learning from hackers: open-source clinical trials.
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چکیده
Open sharing of clinical trial data has been proposed as a way to address the gap between the production of clinical evidence and the decision-making of physicians. A similar gap was addressed in the software industry by their open-source software movement. Here, we examine how the social and technical principles of the movement can guide the growth of an open-source clinical trial community.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science translational medicine
دوره 4 132 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012