Needs, Priorities, and Recommendations for Engaging Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Research: A Community Perspective

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 472-480

  Erves, Jennifer Cunningham ^a   Mayo Gamble, Tilicia L ^a   Malin Fair, Alecia ^b   Boyer, Alaina ^c   Joosten, Yvonne ^b   Vaughn, Yolanda C ^d   Sherden, Lisa ^e   Luther, Patrick ^f   Miller, Stephania ^a   Wilkins, Consuelo H ^b  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c National Health Care for the Homeless Council   (United States)

^d Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health ^*  (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Nashville CARES   (United States)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Health and healthcare disparities; Research studies; Underrepresented populations

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSON; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; UNCERTAINTY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINORITY GROUP; STANDARDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS;

EID: 84994324014     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-016-0279-2     Document Type: Article

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