A Review of Cohort Study Design for Cardiovascular Nursing Research

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages E1-E9

  Hood, Maureen N ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Cohort studies; Experimental design; Nursing; Research

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 70350761797     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181ada743     Document Type: Article

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