Factors influencing the participation of older people in clinical trials - Data analysis from the mavis trial

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-56

  Fearn, P ^a   Avenell, A ^b   Mccann, S ^b   Milne, A C ^b   Maclennan, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Older people; Patient participation; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO;

AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL; PILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWALLOWING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 76749151417     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0009-x     Document Type: Article

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