Recruitment and retention of elderly patients in clinical trials: Issues and strategies

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 136-140

  Cassidy, Erin L ^a,b   Baird, E ^a   Sheikh, Javaid I ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0035044933     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200105000-00005     Document Type: Article

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