Bias in experimental nursing research: Strategies to improve the quality and explanatory power of nursing science

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-128

  Borglin, Gunilla ^a   A Richards, David ^b  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CONSORT; Evidence based nursing; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD;

NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 71349085261     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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