title: White paper on CTSA consortium role in facilitating comparative effectiveness research: September 23, 2009 CTSA consortium strategic goal committee on comparative effectiveness research.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts Medical Center Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Boston, MA, USA. hselker@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
authors.forename: Harry P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Selker
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Strom
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: David O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Pauker
authors.forename: Harold A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Pincus
authors.forename: Eugene C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tompkins
authors.forename: Evelyn P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Whitlock
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D016730:Program Development; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012107:Research Design; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*