Design of control-group conditions in clinical trials of behavioral interventions

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-221

  Lindquist, Ruth ^a   Wyman, Jean F ^a   Talley, Kristine M C ^a   Findorff, Mary J ^a   Gross, Cynthia R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Control group; Fall prevention; Placebo intervention; Research design and methods

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; FALLING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONTROL GROUPS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34548269654     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2007.00171.x     Document Type: Review

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