Research involving participants with chronic diseases: Overcoming recruitment obstacles

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 307-313

  Miller, Wendy R ^a   Bakas, Tamilyn ^a   Buelow, Janice M ^a   Habermann, Barbara ^a  

^a Indiana School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic illness; epilepsy; qualitative research; recruitment; research methods

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; ARTICLE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 84885983494     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e3182a8725a     Document Type: Article

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