Telephone-based nursing intervention improves the effectiveness of the informed consent process in cancer clinical trials

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 984-996

  Aaronson, N K ^a   Visser Pol, E ^a   Leenhouts, G H ^a   Muller, M J ^a   van der Schot, A C ^a   van Dam, F S ^a   Keus, R B ^a   Koning, C C ^a   ten Bokkel Huinink, W W ^a   van Dongen, J A ^a   Dubbelman, R ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 9044245705     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.3.984     Document Type: Article

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