Evaluation of statistical approaches in quantitative nursing research

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-241

  Cohn, Elizabeth Gross ^a   Jia, Haomiao ^a   Larson, Elaine ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Design development; Methodological Research; Statistical development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 69649095393     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773809336096     Document Type: Article

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