Empirical Assessment of Whether Moderate Payments Are Undue or Unjust Inducements for Participation in Clinical Trials
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 12 April 2004
Scott D. Halpern, Jason Karlawish, David Casarett, Jesse A. Berlin, David A. Asch
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Although higher payment motivates research participation, it is found that commonly used payment levels represent undue or unjust inducements, and increasing payments do not alter peoples' perceptions of risk.
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Although higher payment motivates research participation, we found no evidence that commonly used payment levels represent undue or unjust inducements.
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MedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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