Using an existing data set to answer new research questions: A methodological review

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-215

  Doolan, Daniel M ^a   Froelicher, Erika S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Method; Research techniques; Secondary analysis

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 70350712550     PISSN: 15416577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.23.3.203     Document Type: Article

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