What do medical students think of own participation as subjects in clinical trials?
Rationale and Aim: Testing of new drugs through clinical trials is essential in efforts to increase generalizable knowledge. Little is known about the medical students' perception of their participation as research subjects in clinical trials. The aim of this study was to examine the willingness and...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1406 - 1413 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2024
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