Statistical and clinical significance: Are they one and the same?

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 374-376

  Pittman, Joyce ^a   Rawl, Susan M ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS;

BIOMETRY; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 56149115933     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000326654.73186.be     Document Type: Article

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