ResearchMatch: A national registry to recruit volunteers for clinical research

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-73

  Harris, Paul A ^a   Scott, Kirstin W ^b   Lebo, Laurie ^b   Hassan, Niknik ^b   Lightner, Chad ^b   Pulley, Jill ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84855342212     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ab7d2     Document Type: Article

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