Single-subject research design: Recommendations for levels of evidence and quality rating

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-103

  Logan, Lynne Romeiser ^a   Hickman, Robbin R ^b   Harris, Susan R ^c   Heriza, Carolyn B ^d  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 38349022680     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.02005.x     Document Type: Review

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