Effort tracking metrics provide data for optimal budgeting and workload management in therapeutic cancer clinical trials

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1343-1352

  James, Pam ^a   Bebee, Patricia ^a   Beekman, Linda ^a   Browning, David ^a   Innes, Mathew ^a   Kain, Jeannie ^a   Royce Westcott, Theresa ^a   Waldingere, Marcy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical research cost recovery; Effort tracking tool; Workload allocation; Workload metrics

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METRIC SYSTEM; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 83755183304     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2011.0116     Document Type: Review

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