Patients' Views on Failure to Gain Expected Clinical Beneficial Outcomes From Participation in Palliative Medicine Clinical Trials

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-248

  Siu, Steven W K ^a   Leung, Pamela P Y ^b   Liu, Rico K Y ^a   Leung, T W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

clinical trials; experience; palliative medicine; patients' views; qualitative study; semistructured interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876208688     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112447673     Document Type: Article

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