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Title
Effect of a US National Institutes of Health programme of clinical trials on public health and costs.
Authors
Johnston, S Claiborne; Rootenberg, John D; Katrak, Shereen; Smith, Wade S; Elkins, Jacob S
Abstract
Few attempts have been made to estimate the public return on investment in medical research. The total costs and benefits to society of a clinical trial, the final step in testing an intervention, can be estimated by evaluating the effect of trial results on medical care and health.