Evolution of the study coordinator role: The 28-year experience in Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC)

Clinical Trials

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 418-425

  Larkin, Mary E ^a   Lorenzi, Gayle M ^b   Bayless, Meg ^c   Cleary, Patricia A ^d   Barnie, Annette ^e   Golden, Ellen ^f   Hitt, Susan ^g   Genuth, Saul ^h  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^h CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; STUDY COORDINATOR; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84865526347     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774512449532     Document Type: Article

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