PCORI Approves 45 CER Projects
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute awarded 45 grants for comparative effectiveness research in its Dec. 17 announcement, which included the first drug vs. drug clinical trial for neuropathy and studies of medication adherence.
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