Statistical considerations in a systematic review of proxy measures of clinical behaviour

Implementation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Dickinson, Heather O ^a   Hrisos, Susan ^a   Eccles, Martin P ^a   Francis, Jill ^b   Johnston, Marie ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77949351798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-20     Document Type: Article

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