The challenge of cross-cultural clinical trials research: Case report from the Tibetan Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-289

  Adams, Vincanne ^a   Miller, Suellen ^b,c   Craig, Sienna ^d   Nyima, ^e   Sonam, ^f   Droyoung, ^g   Lhakpen, ^f   Varner, Michael ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^e Lhasa Municipal Hospital   (China)

^f Mentsikhang Traditional Tibetan Hospital   (China)

^g Lhasa Maternal Child Health Hospital   (China)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials research; Informed consent; Tibet; Transnational science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIBRARY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; TIBETAN MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CULTURE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICINE, TIBETAN TRADITIONAL; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); PATIENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIBET; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 26444483299     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2005.19.3.267     Document Type: Article

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