Perceptions of barriers and facilitators to participation in clinical trials in HIV-positive Latinas: A pilot study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1322-1330

  Luisa Zúñiga, María ^a   Blanco, Estela ^a   Martínez, Paulina ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a   Gifford, Allen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEXICO; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36248958672     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.0234     Document Type: Article

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