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The Importance of Blood Is Infinite: Conceptions of Blood as Life Force, Rumours and Fear of Trial Participation in a Fulani Village in Rural Gambia
BACKGROUND: Clinical trials require high levels of participation and low drop-out rates to be successful. However, collecting blood samples from individuals recruited into clinical trials can be challenging when there is reticence about blood-taking. In addition to concerns regarding the feasibility...
Autores principales: | O’Neill, Sarah, Dierickx, Susan, Okebe, Joseph, Dabira, Edgard, Gryseels, Charlotte, d’Alessandro, Umberto, Peeters Grietens, Koen |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985146/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525652 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160464 |
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