Global CRO Body Urges Sponsors To Focus On Key Risk Factors As Coronavirus Threatens To Upend Clinical Trials
Executive Summary
The Association of Contract Research Organizations has released a guidance to ensure that data quality is unaffected, clinical trial sites are supported and patients are kept safe during the COVID-19 crisis.
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