Power of an effective clinical conversation: Improving accrual onto clinical trials

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 282-286

  Parreco, Linda K ^a   DeJoice, Rhonda W ^a   Massett, Holly A ^a   Padberg, Rose Mary ^a   Thakkar, Sona S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONVERSATION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; TRAINING; TRUST;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872836078     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000478     Document Type: Article

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