Are racial and ethnic minorities less willing to participate in health research?

BACKGROUND: It is widely claimed that racial and ethnic minorities, especially in the US, are less willing than non-minority individuals to participate in health research. Yet, there is a paucity of empirical data to substantiate this claim. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We performed a comprehensive literat...

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Main Authors: David Wendler, Raynard Kington, Jennifer Madans, Gretchen Van Wye, Heidi Christ-Schmidt, Laura A Pratt, Otis W Brawley, Cary P Gross, Ezekiel Emanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1298944?pdf=render