Musings on participation in health research and the recruitment process: It is not always about the numbers

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-5

  Gignac, Monique A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 33846979463     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22484     Document Type: Editorial

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