title: The value of consumer involvement in research.
abstract: Ensuring consumers are engaged in health research is not a new idea. As researchers we know that considering the needs and preferences of potential participants is a recruitment and/or retention strategy. Funding bodies and ethics committees often look favourably on projects that can demonstrate consumer input.
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Halcomb
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D012108:Research Personnel