"Cold calling" in psychiatric follow up studies: Is it justified?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 238-242

  Tyrer, P ^a   Seivewright, H ^a   Ferguson, B ^b   Johnson, T ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Stonebridge Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; PSYCHIATRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ADULT; AGED; COERCION; COHORT STUDIES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042827844     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.4.238     Document Type: Article

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