What influences recruitment to randomised controlled trials? A review of trials funded by two UK funding agencies

Trials

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  McDonald, Alison M ^a   Knight, Rosemary C ^b   Campbell, Marion K ^a   Entwistle, Vikki A ^a   Grant, Adrian M ^a   Cook, Jonathan A ^a   Elbourne, Diana R ^b   Francis, David ^c   Garcia, Jo ^b   Roberts, Ian ^b   Snowdon, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Research and Innovation Management   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33744981438     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-7-9     Document Type: Review

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