Improving recruitment in clinical trials: Why eligible participants decline

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-74

  Brintnall Karabelas, Julie ^a   Sung, Susanna ^a   Cadman, Mary Ellen ^a   Squires, Carol ^a   Whorton, Katherine ^a   Pao, Maryland ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Recruitment; Refusal to participate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SELECTION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 79954481278     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2011.6.1.69     Document Type: Article

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