How to optimize participant retention and complete follow-up in surgical research

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 420-427

  Kaur, Manraj ^a   Sprague, Sheila ^a   Ignacy, Teegan ^b   Thoma, Achilles ^a   Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Farrokhyar, Forough ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUT; STANDARDS; SURGERY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84914148279     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.006314     Document Type: Article

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