Knowledge and attitudes toward cancer clinical trials: a multi-national cross-sectional study in the Middle East and North Africa.

Qutob IA, Elgarawany A, Aufy H, Soliman A, M Ayesh B, Eldaly AA, Seliem SM, Trabelsi R, Shaalan FT, Shehab F, Elgahamy AS, Marie RN, Alnatsha AIS, Hamdan FMI, Shaltout AE, AlNjoom Q, Hamza FE, Isa NZ, Aljamri MRA, Flifel EM, Kenza K, Bougafa F, Abdi SM, Abusabha SE, Adawi Y, Hameda M, Albaoni HK, Baroudi A, Awad E, Frere NO

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DOI: 10.1186/s12885-026-16223-8
Published: 2026 May 27
Container: BMC cancer
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12885-026-16223-8,
  title = {Knowledge and attitudes toward cancer clinical trials: a multi-national cross-sectional study in the Middle East and North Africa.},
  author = {Qutob IA and Elgarawany A and Aufy H and Soliman A and M Ayesh B and Eldaly AA and Seliem SM and Trabelsi R and Shaalan FT and Shehab F and Elgahamy AS and Marie RN and Alnatsha AIS and Hamdan FMI and Shaltout AE and AlNjoom Q and Hamza FE and Isa NZ and Aljamri MRA and Flifel EM and Kenza K and Bougafa F and Abdi SM and Abusabha SE and Adawi Y and Hameda M and Albaoni HK and Baroudi A and Awad E and Frere NO},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC cancer},
  doi = {10.1186/s12885-026-16223-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-026-16223-8}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Knowledge and attitudes toward cancer clinical trials: a multi-national cross-sectional study in the Middle East and North Africa.
AU  - Qutob IA
AU  - Elgarawany A
AU  - Aufy H
AU  - Soliman A
AU  - M Ayesh B
AU  - Eldaly AA
AU  - Seliem SM
AU  - Trabelsi R
AU  - Shaalan FT
AU  - Shehab F
AU  - Elgahamy AS
AU  - Marie RN
AU  - Alnatsha AIS
AU  - Hamdan FMI
AU  - Shaltout AE
AU  - AlNjoom Q
AU  - Hamza FE
AU  - Isa NZ
AU  - Aljamri MRA
AU  - Flifel EM
AU  - Kenza K
AU  - Bougafa F
AU  - Abdi SM
AU  - Abusabha SE
AU  - Adawi Y
AU  - Hameda M
AU  - Albaoni HK
AU  - Baroudi A
AU  - Awad E
AU  - Frere NO
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC cancer
DO  - 10.1186/s12885-026-16223-8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-026-16223-8
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IA, Q., A, E., H, A., A, S., B, M. A., AA, E., SM, S., R, T., FT, S., F, S., AS, E., RN, M., AIS, A., FMI, H., AE, S., Q, A., FE, H., NZ, I., MRA, A., EM, F., K, K., F, B., SM, A., SE, A., Y, A., M, H., HK, A., A, B., E, A., & NO, F. (2026). Knowledge and attitudes toward cancer clinical trials: a multi-national cross-sectional study in the Middle East and North Africa.. BMC cancer. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-026-16223-8

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