Using generalized estimating equations to analyze longitudinal data in nursing research

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 948-964

  Liu, Shan ^a   Dixon, Jane ^b   Qiu, Guang ^c   Tian, Yu ^d   McCorkle, Ruth ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical focus; Descriptive quantitative; Methodological inquiry; Methods; Oncology; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350657152     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945909336931     Document Type: Article

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