Recruitment and retention strategies in clinical studies with low-income and minority populations: Progress from 2004-2014

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-40

  Nicholson, Lisa M ^a   Schwirian, Patricia M ^b   Groner, Judith A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical studies; Low income population; Minorities; Recruitment; Retention; Review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSUMER; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH STATUS; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; TRUST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRUST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84955194734     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.07.008     Document Type: Review

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