The use of the intention-to-treat principle in nursing clinical trials

Nursing Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 391-399

  Polit, Denise F ^a,b   Gillespie, Brigid M ^b  

^a Humanalysis Inc   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attrition; Intention to treat; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; NURSING RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; NURSING RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 73549084053     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181bf1505     Document Type: Article

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