The role of physician characteristics in clinical trial acceptance: Testing pathways of influence

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-218

  Curbow, Barbara ^a,d   Fogarty, Linda A ^a   McDonnell, Karen A ^b   Chill, Julia ^a   Scott, Lisa Benz ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33644983732     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730500526703     Document Type: Article

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