Clinical Study Design – Critical Issues

 

Donald S. Robinson, M.D.
1066 Spanish Wells Drive
Melbourne, Florida 32940
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Nina R. Schooler, Ph.D.
Director of Psychiatry Research
Hillside Hospital
Glen Oaks, New York 11004
Tel 718-470-8161

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