A new model for developing and executing culturally appropriate behavior modification clinical trials for African Americans

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 279-285

  Ard, Jamy D ^a   Carter Edwards, Lori ^b   Svetkey, Laura P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Behavior modification; Clinical trials; Culturally appropriate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NEGRO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAINING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL;

EID: 0037498502     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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