Doing challenging research studies in a patient-centred way: A qualitative study to inform a randomised controlled trial in the paediatric emergency care setting

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Woolfall, Kerry ^a   Young, Bridget ^a   Frith, Lucy ^a   Appleton, Richard ^b   Iyer, Anand ^b   Messahel, Shrouk ^b   Hickey, Helen ^a   Gamble, Carrol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN;

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CONVULSIVE STATUS EPILEPTICUS; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEIZURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84901489027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005045     Document Type: Article

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