title: [A Critical Condition of Clinical Studies in Japan -- A Battle of Clinical Study Groups].
abstract: The post-marketing clinical study groups have been losing their activity due to stop of financial support. As the result, clinical study groups cannot achieve any EBM for treatment guidelines. Financial supports should be restarted immediately not to extinguish the post-marketing clinical studies and study groups.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Clinical Study Supporting Organization.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D000068456:Clinical Studies as Topic; D007564:Japan; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic