When clinical trials are compromised: a perspective from a patient advocate.
expert_opinion · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16220998.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1255762.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
In her personal essay, Mayer argues that many trained patient advocates are just as concerned as health professionals are with getting the very best evidence from clinical trials.
Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Drug Approval
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Patient Advocacy