Recruitment of minority ethnic groups into clinical cancer research trials to assess adherence to the principles of the Department of Health Research Governance Framework: National sources of data and general issues arising from a study in one hospital trust in England

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 358-362

  Godden, Sylvia ^a   Ambler, Gareth ^a   Pollock, Allyson M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 77956093942     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.033845     Document Type: Article

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