Distinguishing between the Stability of a Construct and the Stability of an Instrument in Trait/State Measurement

Nursing Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-62

  Knapp, Thomas R ^a   Kimble, Laura P ^b   Dunbar, Sandra B ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY;

NURSING RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0346341194     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-199801000-00011     Document Type: Article

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