Common statistical and research design problems in manuscripts submitted to high-impact psychiatry journals: What editors and reviewers want authors to know

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1231-1234

  Harris, Alex H S ^a   Reeder, Rachelle ^a   Hyun, Jenny K ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Research design; Research methods; Statistical errors; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUTHORSHIP; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PEER REVIEW; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 70349773182     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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