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Nothing is more important to a clinical research study than recruiting and then retaining subjects in a study. In addition, losses to follow-up and destroy a study. This chapter will address such issues as to why people participate in clinical research, what strategies can be employed to recruit and then retain subjects in a study, issues involved with minority recruitment, and HIPAA; and, will include some real examples chosen to highlight the retention of potential drop-outs.
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Glasser, S.P. (2008). Recruitment and Retention. In: Glasser, S.P. (eds) Essentials of Clinical Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8486-7_8
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