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摘要

I am a practicing physician involved with clinical research and treatment of AIDs and human immunodeficiency virus disease. In my 24 years of experience, I cannot overstate my gratitude to clinical researchers and the pharmaceutical industries for their accomplishments. As I often reflect, had great opportunity for profit not motivated the owners of these companies, these drugs may never have been developed. Furthermore, had the owners of these companies not paid the researchers adequately, they may not have been able to retain and engage the type of people who have led to these wonderful breakthroughs and advances in drug developments.