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Open Access 01-12-2020 | COVID-19 | Editorial

COVID-19 randomised trial protocols: rapid publication without barriers

Authors: Shaun Treweek, Peter Jüni, Tianjing Li, Jonathan Collin, Matthias Briel, An-Wen Chan, Karla Hemming, William J. Meurer, Matthew R. Sydes, Jeremy M. Grimshaw

Published in: Trials | Issue 1/2020

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We are living in extraordinary times. COVID-19 is having a profound effect on every aspect of our lives. Most who read this will do so from their own homes. It will have been weeks since many of us were at our normal place of work, and it is likely to be many weeks, probably months, before we are back there. Videoconferencing is becoming second nature for us all. …

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Title: COVID-19 randomised trial protocols: rapid publication without barriers
Authors: Shaun Treweek
Peter Jüni
Tianjing Li
Jonathan Collin
Matthias Briel
An-Wen Chan
Karla Hemming
William J. Meurer
Matthew R. Sydes
Jeremy M. Grimshaw
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Trials / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04304-3

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