Evaluation of studies of assessment and screening tools, and diagnostic tests

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 68-72

  Jull, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0036634377     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebn.5.3.68     Document Type: Article

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