The role of the clinical research coordinator - Data manager - In oncology clinical trials

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-9

  Rico Villademoros, Fernando ^a   Hernando, Teresa ^a   Sanz, Juan Luis ^a   López Alonso, Antonio ^a   Salamanca, Oscar ^a   Camps, Carlos ^b   Rosell, Rafael ^c  

^a Biométrica CRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT; PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2642571932     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-4-6     Document Type: Review

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