The guinea pig syndrome: Improving clinical trial participation among thoracic patients

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-196

  Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^a,b   Bell, Bethany A ^a   Bell, Miriam Y ^a   Caraway, Vicki D ^a   Conforte, Diane ^a   Graci, Linda B ^a   Powell Stafford, Valerie L ^a   Sapp, Amber L ^a   Shimizu, Cynthia O ^a   Vaughn, Elizabeth J ^a   Williams, Charles ^a   Bepler, Gerold ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral research; Clinical trials; Patient physician communication; Psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247142419     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318031cdb6     Document Type: Article

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