Beating the barriers: Recruitment of people with intellectual disability to participate in research

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 296-305

  Lennox, Nicholas ^a   Taylor, M ^a   Rey Conde, T ^a   Bain, C ^a   Purdie, D M ^b   Boyle, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; General practice; Health; Intellectual disability; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLE SIZE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL RETARDATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH;

EID: 16844376659     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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