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| Why are older people excluded from clinical research? | | Author(s) | Deepa Sumukadas, Marion McMurdo |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 36, no 4, April 2006 |
| Pages | pp 21-25 |
| Source | http://www.gerimed.co.uk |
| Keywords | Older people ; Clinical surveys ; Research ; Participation. |
| Annotation | There is a dearth of clinical research in the very sub-group of the population that uses the health services most. This is despite almost 80% of older people indicating an intention to take part in a clinical treatment trial if they developed a serious illness. The authors discuss the reasons why older people are under-represented in clinical research, principally because of co-morbidities and concomitant medications with the potential for drug interactions and other adverse events. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061106206 A |
| Classmark | B: 3G: 3A: TMB |
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