Lack of Participation of Older Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer in Clinical Trials: Impact in the USA

Cancer and the Adolescent, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 32-45

  Bleyer, A ^a   Budd, T ^b   Montello, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer diagnosis; Cancer therapy evaluation program; Clinical trials; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749355838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470994733.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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