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Investigator Responsibilities in Clinical Research
Amy K. Feehan and Julia Garcia-Diaz
Ochsner Journal March 2020, 20 (1) 44-49; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.19.0085
Amy K. Feehan
1Department of Infectious Disease, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
PhDJulia Garcia-Diaz
1Department of Infectious Disease, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA, CPI
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Investigator Responsibilities in Clinical Research
Amy K. Feehan, Julia Garcia-Diaz
Ochsner Journal Mar 2020, 20 (1) 44-49; DOI: 10.31486/toj.19.0085