Jason E Klein and Alan R

question 51

Multiple Choice

Jason E. Klein and Alan R. Fleischman | The Private Practicing Physician-Investigator: Ethical Implications of Clinical Research in the Office Setting
Klein and Fleischman discuss the conflicts of interest in contemporary medical research due to the shift in recent decades from clinical trials based in academic centers to pharmaceutical company-based recruitment of "patient-subjects" directly through private practicing "physician-investigators." They conclude with a number of recommendations to reduce or eliminate these conflicts.
-With the shift of clinical research outside of academic centers, thousands of private physicians have become ___________ while their patients have become patient-subjects.

• A) physician-subjects
• B) physician-investigators
• C) pharmaceutical engineers
• D) patient-investigators.

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