Knowledge and understanding among cancer patients consenting to participate in clinical trials

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2627-2633

  Bergenmar, Mia ^a   Molin, Clementine ^a   Wilking, Nils ^a   Brandberg, Yvonne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer clinical trials; Informed consent; Knowledge; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPREHENSION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RESPONSE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249114341     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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