Secondary Analysis: Theoretical, Methodological, and Practical Considerations

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 109-129

  Clarke, Sean P ^a   Cossette, Sylvie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 0034585824     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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