How to increase the participation of older subjects in research: Good practices and more evidence are needed!

Age and Ageing

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 878-881

  Cherubini, Antonio ^a   Gasperini, Beatrice ^b,c  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENTIST; PATIENT SELECTION;

HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 85032960432     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx123     Document Type: Editorial

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