PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chisolm, Guy M.
AU  - Kahn, Jeffrey P.
TI  - Beyond disclosure: The necessity of trust in biomedical research
DP  - 2007 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - S49--S50
VI  - 74
IP  - 3 suppl 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/3_suppl_2/S49.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/3_suppl_2/S49.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2007 Mar 01; 74
AB  - Biomedical research is experiencing a crisis in public trust. Although the vast majority of clinical studies are conducted in an ethical fashion, public perceptions are fueled by well-publicized examples of unethical practices. Mistrust is further encouraged by the duality of the role of the clinical researcher, who is charged with both caring for patients and answering a research question. Disclosure is not adequate to fully address conflicts of interest in biomedical research; instead, efforts to protect patients’ interests and enhance trust should combine disclosure with an attempt to reduce conflicts in the first place as much as possible.