Open AccessWeighing the Benefits and Risks of Proliferating Observational Treatment Assessments
Author(s) -
Robert M. Califf,
Adrian F. Hernandez,
Martin Landray
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2020.13319
Subject(s) - observational study , medicine , foundation (evidence) , randomized controlled trial , pandemic , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology , disease , law , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This Viewpoint discusses the role of observational study designs and data in the rapid stand-up of an evidence base for managing the COVID-19 pandemic, proposing ways to position observational research as a foundation for rapid follow-on randomized evaluation without premature overinterpretation of its findings
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