Global CRO Body Urges Sponsors To Focus On Key Risk Factors As Coronavirus Threatens To Upend Clinical Trials
Executive Summary
New guidance by the Association of Contract Research Organizations aims to ensure that data quality is unaffected, clinical trial sites are supported and patients are kept safe.
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