Recruitment and enrollment of caregivers for a lifestyle physical activity clinical trial

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-81

  Etkin, Caryn D ^a   Farran, Carol J ^a   Barnes, Lisa L ^b   Shah, Raj C ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Rush Memory Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Clinical trial; Family caregiving; Participant recruitment

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CHICAGO; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 84855278289     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20466     Document Type: Article

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