The application of crowdsourcing approaches to cancer research: a systematic review

Cancer Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 2595-2605

  Lee, Young Ji ^a,b   Arida, Janet A ^a   Donovan, Heidi S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer neoplasm; citizen science; citizen scientists; crowdsourced; crowdsourcing; diffusion of innovation

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COLORECTAL CANCER; CROWDSOURCING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNET; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CROWDSOURCING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85030640392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1165     Document Type: Review

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