Meta-analysis as a tool for evidence-based practice: an example using the Rice meta-analysis of smoking cessation interventions

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-44

  Leonard, Elizabeth E ^a   Wynd, Christine A ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b The Breen School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 38349109363     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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