Diversity in health care research : strategies for multisite, multidisciplinary, and multicultural projects /

The gold standard in health care research is conducting studies that are truly representative of the general population - and not limited to a narrow range of cultural, gender, geographic, or socioeconomic groups. This book provides a how-to approach to planning, implementing, and conducting such st...

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Other Authors: Hawkins, Joellen Watson, Haggerty, Lois A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Pub., ©2003.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Managing multisite, multidisciplinary, and multiethnic research projects
  • Ch. 2. Obtaining funding
  • Ch. 3. Facilitating passage through the institutional maze
  • Ch. 4. Utilizing research assistants
  • Ch. 5. Special considerations for multicenter research
  • Ch. 6. Managing the multisite team
  • Ch. 7. International multisite studies
  • Ch. 8. The birthweight study: challenges of a multisite, multicultural collaborative research endeavor
  • Ch. 9. Testing the efficacy of an intervention directed toward family caregivers of cancer patients: The Family Care Research Program
  • Ch. 10. The Women's Health Initiative: aspects of management and coordination
  • Ch. 11. The Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Consortium: collaborations and partnerships.