Perceived benefit after participating in positive or negative/neutral heart failure trials: The patients' perspective

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-223

  Yuval, Rita ^a   Uziel, Klari ^a   Gordon, Nomi ^a   Merdler, Amnon ^a   Khader, Nader ^a   Karkabi, Basheer ^a   Flugelman, Moshe Y ^a,b   Halon, David A ^a,b   Lewis, Basil S ^a,b  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Patient benefit; Patient perception; Placebo effect

Indexed keywords

4,5 DIHYDRO 6 [4 (4 PYRIDYLAMINO)PHENYL] 3(2H) PYRIDAZINONE; BOSENTAN; CALCIUM SENSITIZER; CANDESARTAN HEXETIL; CARVEDILOL; ENKEPHALINASE INHIBITOR; MIBEFRADIL; PLACEBO; SINORPHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035100350     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(00)00151-3     Document Type: Article

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