Randomized, controlled trial of an easy-to-read informed consent statement for clinical trial participation: A study of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 836-842

  Coyne, Cathy A ^a   Xu, Ronghui ^a   Raich, Peter ^a   Plomer, Kathy ^a   Dignan, Mark ^a   Wenzel, Lari B ^a   Fairclough, Diane ^a   Habermann, Thomas ^a   Schnell, Linda ^a   Quella, Susan ^a   Cella, David ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPREHENSION; CONSENT FORMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; READING;

EID: 0037365882     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.07.022     Document Type: Article

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