Table 2.
Characteristic (n = 105) | n (%) |
---|---|
Study included minors | 29 (28) |
Type of funding support | |
Federal | 80 (76) |
Internal | 14 (13) |
Private | 11 (11) |
Primary location of study | |
University/academic medical center | 87 (83) |
Hospital (nonuniversity affiliated) | 4 (4) |
Research Institute | 10 (9) |
Other (federal government, foundation hospital) | 4 (4) |
Highest degree of corresponding author | |
Ph.D. | 35 (33) |
M.D. | 35 (33) |
M.D. and Ph.D. | 31 (30) |
Other professional doctorate | 3 (3) |
Master's | 1 (1) |
Disease studieda | |
Neoplasms | 24 (19) |
Nervous system | 17 (13) |
Circulatory system | 15 (12) |
Blood and blood-forming organs | 12 (10) |
Endocrine, nutritional/metabolic, immune system | 11 (9) |
Musculoskeletal/connective tissue | 9 (7) |
Mental | 8 (6) |
Respiratory | 8 (6) |
Digestive | 7 (6) |
Other | 15 (12) |
Total does not equal 105 as respondents could indicate more than one disease.