Physicians declining patient enrollment in clinical trials: What are the implications?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-119

  De Backer, Daniel ^a   Schortgen, Frédérique ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DYING; EDITORIAL; EQUIPOISE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HUMAN; PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SCREENING TEST; SEPTIC SHOCK; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CRITICAL CARE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIANS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84891006819     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-3151-1     Document Type: Editorial

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