A meta-analysis of clinical studies conducted during the West Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak confirms the need for randomized control groups
Recent Ebola virus disease outbreaks affirm the dire need for treatments with proven efficacy. Randomized controlled clinical trials remain the gold standard but, during disease outbreaks, may be difficult to conduct due to ethical concerns and challenging field conditions. In the absence of a rando...
Main Authors: | Dodd, LE, Follmann, D, Proschan, M, Wang, J, Malvy, D, Van Griensven, J, Ciglenecki, I, Horby, PW, Ansumana, R, Jiang, J-F, Davey, RT, Lane, HC, Gouel-Cheron, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019
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