What can we learn from pilot studies?

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-218

  Beebe, Lora Humphrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pilot studies; Psychiatric nursing; Research

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WALKING;

AMBULATORY CARE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WALKING;

EID: 34748856842     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2007.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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