Recruitment rate for a clinical trial was associated with particular operational procedures and clinician characteristics

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 169-175

  Williams, Christopher M ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Hancock, Mark J ^b   McAuley, James H ^c   Lin, Chung Wei Christine ^a   Latimer, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Feasibility; Low back pain; Primary care; Recruitment strategies; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; RESPONSE TIME; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 84891625178     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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