Barriers and Motivations for Women to Participate in Cardiovascular Trials

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-337

  Cheung, Angela M ^a   Lee, Yuna ^b   Kapral, Moira ^a   Scher, Judite ^a   Ho, Irene ^a   Lui Yee, Doris ^a   Stewart, Donna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Motivation; Research subject recruitment; Women

Indexed keywords

RALOXIFENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 48249089224     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32802-X     Document Type: Article

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