Psychosocial treatment research with ethnic minority populations: Ethical considerations in conducting clinical trials

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 103-116

  Alvidrez, Jennifer ^a   Areán, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison groups; Ethics; Ethnic minorities; Research

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; TRUST;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; TRUST;

EID: 0036053814     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327019EB1201_7     Document Type: Article

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