Setting the context for research: Exploring the philosophy and environment of a cancer clinical trials unit

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1058-1065

  Karen, Cox ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical trials; Medicine; Nursing; Participant observation; Patients' experiences; Research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONNEL; PHILOSOPHY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIALS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 0034323860     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01574.x     Document Type: Article

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