Influence of subject eligibility criteria on compliance with National Institutes of Health guidelines for inclusion of women, minorities, and children in treatment research

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 988-995

  Humphreys, Keith ^a,b   Weingardt, Kenneth R ^a   Harris, Alex H S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependence; Generalizability; Health Services Research; Minority Health; Treatment Outcome; Women's Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIALS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PATIENT SELECTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248643156     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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