Assessment of perceived cost to the patient and other barriers to clinical trial participation

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 330-333

  Weckstein, Douglas J ^a,b,c,d   Thomas, Christian A ^a,b,c,d   Emery, Ivette F ^a,b,c,d   Shea, Barbara F ^a,b,c,d   Fleury, Alison ^a,b,c,d   White, Margaret E ^a,b,c,d   Chase, Elizabeth ^a,b,c,d   Robinson, Cindy ^a,b,c,d   Frazier, Stacey ^a,b,c,d   Pilar, Christine ^a,b,c,d  

^a New Hampshire Oncology Hematology   (United States)

^b Wentworth Douglass Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855373390     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000236     Document Type: Article

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