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We need more good clinical research sites in the United States. If a drug, device, or treatment is to be approved in the United States, it needs to be tested in a sample representative of the entire population, including children and the elderly, both genders, all races and ethnicities, in patients with concomitant illnesses and medications, and those living in urban and rural environments. Reasons to participate in clinical research include enrolling a widely generalizable population in clinical research, involve enlightened clinical research personnel and protocols in the work being done, and meaningfully contribute to how medicine is practiced today.
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East, C. (2018). Why Do Clinical Research?. In: Developing a Successful Clinical Research Program. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54693-3_1
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