Editorial: Randomised controlled trials for chronic illness management research - Where's the tipping point?

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 7B, 2008, Pages 147-150

  Coates, Vivien ^a  

^a Department of Nursing Research and Development ^*

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 44949206805     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02475.x     Document Type: Editorial

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