Clinical trials explained : a guide to clinical trials in the NHS for healthcare professionals /

What will happen during and after a clinical trial?How will a trial affect my quality of life?What are the benefits and risks of a trial?What does giving consent mean and what will it involve?Will I incur costs during and because of the trial? These are the questions that should be raised every time...

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Corporate Authors:	Great Britain. National Health Service, Emergency Care Research Institute, National Translational Cancer Research Network
Other Authors:	Kerr, David J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub./BMJ Books, 2006.
Subjects:	Clinical trials > Great Britain. Clinical trials > Decision making. National health services > Great Britain. National health services. Biomedical Research Clinical Trials as Topic > methods State Medicine Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	What will happen during and after a clinical trial?How will a trial affect my quality of life?What are the benefits and risks of a trial?What does giving consent mean and what will it involve?Will I incur costs during and because of the trial? These are the questions that should be raised every time a health care professional talks through with a patient the pros and cons of entering a clinical trial. Clinical Trials Explained has been designed in consultation with doctors and patients who have taken part in trials, providing an essential and detailed gu.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 101 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 80-81) and index.
ISBN:	9780470750223 0470750227 9780470750612 0470750618