“…A PubMed computerized database search of published medical and social research on recruitment and retention of minorities from 2000 to 2012 generated 22 articles using the following MeSH terms: clinical trials, medical research, community, minorities, AA, Latino, Hispanic, participation, recruitment, retention, and research subjects. 1,2,10,11,15,[18][19][20][21][25][26][27][28][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] Included articles evaluated recruitment and/or retention strategies as a major study objective. Excluded articles were: (1) not in English, (2) did not include an underrepresented group, or (3) did not address research participation, recruitment or retention.…”