Recruiting issues in community-based studies: Some advice from lessons learned

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 557-558

  Cave, Andrew ^a   Ahmadi, Elaheh ^a   Makarowski, Colleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Respiratory Educators in Primary Care Study   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ALBERTA; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 65949092197     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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