Modifiable barriers to enrollment in American ALS research studies

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 502-507

  Bedlack, Richard S ^a   Wicks, Paul ^b   Heywood, James ^b   Kasarskis, Edward ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PatientsLikeMe   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Epidemiology; Ethics

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 77956393071     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2010.484494     Document Type: Article

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