Mass mailing and telephone contact were effective in recruiting veterans into an antibiotic treatment randomized clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1063-1070

  Resio, Michael A ^a   Baltch, Aldona L ^a   Smith, Raymond P ^a  

^a STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf War Veterans; Multiple site trials; Randomized clinical trials; Recruitment methods; Recruitment yields; VA Cooperative Studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TELEPHONE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; POSTAL SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEPHONE; VETERANS;

EID: 7444243191     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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