Fool's gold: Examining the use of gold standards in the production of research evidence

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-94

  Hyde, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3142758711     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260406700206     Document Type: Article

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