An experimental study of the influence of individual participant characteristics on formal consensus development

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-115

  Carpenter, James ^a   Hutchings, Andrew ^a   Raine, Rosalind ^b   Sanderson, Colin ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age groups; Consensus methods; Delphi technique; Professional role; Sex

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONSENSUS METHODS; FATIGUE SYNDROME; MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; SEX;

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34247493383     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462307051641     Document Type: Article

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