Distorted research priorities

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• Language/s English
• Target Audience Researchers, Self-directed learning
• Duration <5 mins
• Difficulty Introductory

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In this sub-section:

• Questions that are important for patients
• Who decides what gets studied?

Introduction:

For most of the organizations supporting biomedical research and most of the researchers doing it, their stated aim is straightforward: to contribute information to improve people’s health. But how many of the millions of biomedical research reports published every year really do make a useful contribution to this worthy cause?

More: References (Section 10)

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