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Original Research

The Use of Technology in Participant Tracking and Study Retention: Lessons Learned From a Clinical Trials Network Study

Shannon Gwin MitchellFriends Research Institute, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Robert P. SchwartzFriends Research Institute, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, MD,
Anika A. H. AlvanzoJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, MD, MS,
Monique S. WeismanThe Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center of Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA
, LSW,
Tiffany L. KyleThe Center for Drug Free Living, Orlando, Florida, USA
, PhD,
Eva M. TurrigianoNew York Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, MS,
Martha L. GibsonEskenazi Health, Midtown Community Mental Health Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
, BA, LAC,
Livangelie PerezThe Center for Drug Free Living, Orlando, Florida, USA
, BS,
Erin A. McClureMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
, PhD,
Sara ClingermanDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Miami, Orlando, Florida, USA
, BS,
Autumn FroiasStanley Street Treatment and Resources, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
, BA,
Danielle R. ShanderaEvergreen Manor, Everett, Washington, USA
, BA,
Robrina WalkerUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
, PhD,
Dean L. BabcockEskenazi Health, Midtown Community Mental Health Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
, LCSW, LCAC,
Genie L. BaileyStanley Street Treatment and Resources, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
, MD,
Gloria M. MieleColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
, PhD,
Lynn E. KunkelOregon Health & Science University, Eugene, Oregon, USA
, MS, CCRP,
Michael NortonMidwestern Connecticut Council on Alcoholism, Danbury, Connecticut, USA
, LCSW, LADC &
Maxine L. StitzerJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, PhD show all
Pages 420-426 | Received 06 Feb 2014, Accepted 13 Nov 2014, Published online: 22 Oct 2015

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