Barriers to recruitment of rural patients in cancer clinical trials

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 172-177

  Virani, Shamsuddin ^a   Burke, Lola ^a   Remick, Scot C ^a   Abraham, Jame ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; RURAL AREA;

EID: 80052725354     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2010.000158     Document Type: Article

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