Developing a biostatistical collaboration course in a Health Science Research Methodology program

Journal of Statistics Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Thabane, Lehana ^a   Walter, Stephen D ^a   Hanna, Steven ^a   Goldsmith, Charles H ^a   Pullenayegum, Eleanor ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biostatistical collaboration course; Biostatistics training; Collaborative research; Health research; Internship; Mentoring; Mentorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749175968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10691898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10691898.2008.11889564     Document Type: Article

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