Issues and recommendations for the recruitment and retention of older ethnic minority adults into clinical research

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 875-880

  Areán, Patricia A ^a,b,c,d   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0029796822     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.5.875     Document Type: Article

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