Trials and tribulations: Understanding motivations for clinical research participation amongst adults with cystic fibrosis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1854-1865

  Lowton, Karen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Cystic fibrosis; Patient recruitment; Risk; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTIVATION; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 22144440413     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.03.039     Document Type: Article

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