Managing accrual in cooperative group clinical trials

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2997-3002

  Demmy, Todd L ^a   Yasko, Joyce M ^a   Collyar, Deborah E ^b   Katz, Mira L ^c   Krasnov, Carol L ^d   Borwhat, Margaret J ^e   Battershell, Anne ^f   George, Stephen L ^g  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Patient Advocates in Research   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e Women's Cancer Advocacy Network   (United States)

^f Cancer and Leukemia Group B Central Office   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MULTICENTER STUDIES; NEOPLASMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4143079439     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.10.073     Document Type: Note

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