PCORI Board Ponders Plan For More “Focused” Research
Executive Summary
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute staff’s plan to make investigator-initiated research more focused brings out board members’ concerns about whether the institute can meet its aim of providing research that helps stakeholders make more informed decisions about health care.
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