Patient recruitment to a randomized clinical trial of behavioral therapy for chronic heart failure

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-10

  Chang, Bei Hung ^a,b   Hendricks, Ann M ^a,b   Slawsky, Mara T ^a   Locastro, Joseph S ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION KEY; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCREENING TEST; TIME; TYPES OF STUDY;

EID: 2642513323     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-4-8     Document Type: Article

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