African Americans' participation in clinical research: importance, barriers, and solutions

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-39

  Branson, Richard D ^a   Davis Jr , Kenneth ^a   Butler, Karyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Clinical research; Ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33845597560     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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