Parents' perceptions of randomization in pediatric clinical trials

Cancer Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 248-256

  Wiley, Frances M ^a,h   Ruccione, Kathy ^b   Moore, Ida M ^c   McGuire Cullen, Patsy ^d   Fergusson, Jean ^e   Waskerwitz, Mary J ^f   Perin, Gail ^g   Ge, Jeff ^h   Sather, Harland N ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^f SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Oncology, pediatric; Randomization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0032879579     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.1999.75010.x     Document Type: Article

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