Respondent burden in clinical research: When are we asking too much of subjects?

IRB Ethics and Human Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 17-20

  Ulrich, Connie M ^a   Wallen, Gwenyth R ^b   Feister, Autumn ^a   Grady, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 27944445034     PISSN: 01937758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3563957     Document Type: Article

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