Overcoming recruitment challenges in palliative care clinical trials

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 277-282

  LeBlanc, Thomas W ^a   Lodato, Jordan E ^a   Currow, David C ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPOISE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL MARKETING; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 84896265990     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2013.000996     Document Type: Article

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