Participation in Research Studies: Factors Associated with Failing to Meet Minority Recruitment Goals

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 634-642

  Durant, Raegan W ^a   Davis, Roger B ^a   St George, Diane Marie M ^a   Williams, Ishan Canty ^a   Blumenthal, Connie ^a   Corbie Smith, Giselle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical Research; Minorities; Patient Selection; Research Personnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CIVIL RIGHTS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447620851     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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