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[randomized controlled trials], observational studies, and clinical vigilance) in making clinical decisions," they write. "Moreover, it is essential to harness the power of this disparate information by working toward common data standards, efficient methods of data aggregation, and systems that allow rapid performance of clinical trials that can be integrated into clinical practice and that can provide a true reflection of the patients receiving these sometimes enigmatically evolving intervention."

(JAMA. 2007;297:2028-2030. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org.)

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