Publicity does not increase recruitment to falls prevention trials: the results of two quasi-randomized trials

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1332-1335

  Pighills, Alison ^a   Torgerson, David J ^b   Sheldon, Trevor ^b  

^a Intermediate Care Services   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falls prevention; Family practice; Patient recruitment; Publicity; Randomized controlled trial; Response rates

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; WRITING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEWSPAPERS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 70350569373     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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