Methodological quality of intervention research in speech-language pathology: Analysis of 10 years of group-design studies

Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-59

  Justice, Laura M ^a   Nye, Chad ^b   Schwarz, Jamie ^b   McGinty, Anita ^c   Rivera, Ana ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Experimental design; Intervention research; Methodological quality

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 50549102194     PISSN: 17489539     EISSN: 17489547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17489530802008839     Document Type: Review

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