Ageism and clinical research

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Briggs, R ^a   Robinson, S ^a   O'Neill, D ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGEISM; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84868243692     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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