The preferences of 600 patients for different descriptions of randomisation

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 807-810

  Jenkins, V ^a   Fallowfield, L ^a   Cox, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patients' preferences; Randomisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 16244407343     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602445     Document Type: Article

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