Gatekeeping from palliative care research trials

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 167-171

  White, Clare ^a   Hardy, Janet ^b  

^a NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gatekeeping; Palliative; Research trials

Indexed keywords

AROMATHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 76049094393     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992608X346189     Document Type: Review

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