Influence of treatment preferences on validity: A review

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 52-67

  Sidani, Souraya ^a   Miranda, Joyal ^b   Epstein, Dana ^c   Fox, Mary ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Partially randomized clinical trials; Randomized clinical trial; Research designs; Threats to validity; Treatment preferences

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 74549151714     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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