"I'M THE one who looks the patient in the eye and tells them the trial is beneficial," says Tim Crater, a research physician at the Hutchinson Clinic in Kansas. Dr Crater runs drug tests for large pharmaceutical firms. He says volunteers are interested in more than just the promise of payment. "A lot of people want to help, they are altruistic to a certain degree and want to advance science." Dr Crater's experience is typical. Those who participate in trials often believe that they are, in a sma...
"I'M THE one who looks the patient in the eye and tells them the trial is beneficial," says Tim Crater, a research physician at the Hutchinson Clinic in Kansas. Dr Crater runs drug tests for large pharmaceutical firms. He says volunteers are interested in more than just the promise of payment. "A lot of people want to help, they are altruistic to a certain degree and want to advance science." Dr Crater's experience is typical. Those who participate in trials often believe that they are, in a sma...
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