Problems with Recruitment in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Counselling in General Practice: Causes and Implications

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-80

  Fairhurst, Karen ^a   Dowrick, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0030112116     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135581969600100205     Document Type: Article

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