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. 2009:6:1.
Epub 2009 Jan 13.

New perspectives in clinical research: the Women's Cancer Research Foundation's experience

John P Micha  1 , Cheri L Graham, Mark A Rettenmaier, John V Brown 3rd, Bram H Goldstein
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New perspectives in clinical research: the Women's Cancer Research Foundation's experience

John P Micha et al. Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2009.

Abstract

The number of physicians involved in clinical research continues to decline. Financial and administrative barriers appear to be primarily responsible, although inadequate community-based infrastructure has also contributed significantly to this troubling phenomenon. Therefore, novel physician-friendly research models amenable to conducting efficient clinical research are necessary. The physicians from the Women's Cancer Research Foundation have developed such a paradigm over the past 23 years, which has proven to increase research productivity above and beyond the traditional academic model.

Keywords: clinical research; nonprofit foundation; research infrastructure.

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Figure 1
Average Number of Gynecologic Oncologist First-Author Publications at the Individual Cancer Centers
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Figure 2
Annual WCRF Grant and Public Funding (2003–2007)
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Figure 3
Flowchart Exhibiting WCRF Research Model Components
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