Examining the challenges and solutions to the implementation of trials in resource-limited settings: Limited Resource

Christina Blanchard-Horan1, Vicki Stocker, Laura Moran

  • 1, PhD, MA, is International Program Specialist , , RN, MS, is Section Manager, Protocol Management, and , MPH, is Clinical Trials Specialist all at Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. , RPh, MS, is a Pharmacist at Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD. , MD, Medical Officer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, MD. , MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. , MD, MPH, is Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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