Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Proliferating Observational Treatment Assessments Observational Cacophony, Randomized Harmony

被引:31
作者
Califf, Robert M. [1 ]
Hernandez, Adrian F. [2 ,3 ]
Landray, Martin [4 ]
机构
[1] Verily Life Sci Alphabet, San Francisco, CA USA
[2] Duke Clin Res Inst, Durham, NC USA
[3] Duke Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[4] Univ Oxford, Nuffield Dept Populat Hlth, Oxford, England
来源
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2020年 / 324卷 / 07期
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1001/jama.2020.13319
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This Viewpoint discusses the role of observational study designs and data in the rapid stand-up of an evidence base for managing the COVID-19 pandemic, proposing ways to position observational research as a foundation for rapid follow-on randomized evaluation without premature overinterpretation of its findings.
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页码:625 / 626
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