Internet trials: Participant experiences and perspectives

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mathieu, Erin ^a   Barratt, Alexandra ^b   Carter, Stacy M ^c   Jamtvedt, Gro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Internet; Methodology; Methods; Participant experience; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STRETCHING EXERCISE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871737607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-162     Document Type: Review

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