Importance and Difficulty of Determining the Cost of Clinical Research.

Stedman, Deborah; Zwelling, Leonard A.

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ERIC Number: EJ534383

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Publication Date: 1996

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Importance and Difficulty of Determining the Cost of Clinical Research.

Stedman, Deborah; Zwelling, Leonard A.

Academic Medicine, v71 n11 p1164-67 Nov 1996

Discusses the difficulties involved in determining the cost of clinical research in light of the changing health care market. These include confusion about terminology, lack of specificity, estimation of the cost of complications, duration of patient participation, and the assignment of personnel and infrastructure costs. (MDM)

Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Definitions, Health Care Costs, Higher Education, Institutional Role, Medical Education, Medical Research, Research and Development

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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