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From inclusion to independence – Training consumers to review research

Carla Saunders1,2 email, Afaf Girgis1,3 email, Phyllis Butow4 email, Sally Crossing5 email and Andrew Penman2 email

School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend 2287, NSW, Australia

The Cancer Council NSW, Woolloomooloo 2011, NSW, Australia

Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology (CHeRP), The Cancer Council NSW, University of Newcastle & Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle 2287, NSW, Australia

Medical Psychology Research Unit, University of Sydney, Camperdown 2006, NSW, Australia

Cancer Voices NSW, Greenwich 2065, NSW, Australia

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Health Research Policy and Systems 2008, 6:3doi:10.1186/1478-4505-6-3

Published: 9 March 2008

Additional files

Additional file 1:

Consumer Review Guidelines. A resource to support the review process and explain the review criteria in detail.

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Additional file 2:

Consumer Review Process. A step-by-step written guide of the consumer review process.

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Additional file 3:

Basic Research. A lay fact sheet explaining the basic (laboratory) cancer research discipline.

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Additional file 4:

Behavioural Research. A lay fact sheet explaining the behavioural cancer research discipline.

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