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Recruiting first-degree relatives for prevention research: a comparison of clinician and proband-led methods of contact in Crohn's disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Dec 2006
Reid Erin P, Forbes Alastair, Sanderson Jeremy, Mathew Christopher G, Lewis Cathryn, Marteau Theresa M
Abstract excerpt
The most effective and acceptable ways of approaching relatives of identified probands to participate in research are unknown. We report on two methods. A total of 640 probands with Crohn's disease were contacted by post and invited to select how the research team would contact their relatives to assess their interest in participating in prevention research. Clinician-led approach: required probands to provide...
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