Offering patients entry in clinical trials: Preliminary study of the views of prospective participants

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-231

  Corbett, Fiona ^a   Oldham, Julia ^a   Lilford, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Clinical trials; Randomised trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZATION; WRITING;

EID: 0029760259     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.22.4.227     Document Type: Article

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