Measurement of factors influencing the participation of patients with prostate cancer in clinical trials: A Canadian perspective

BJU International

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 982-987

  Davison, B Joyce ^a,b   So, Alan ^b   Goldenberg, S Larry ^b   Berkowitz, Jonathan ^b   Gleave, Martin E ^b  

^a University of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Prostate cancer; Trial participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 41049110227     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07349.x     Document Type: Review

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