Introduction: The Perils of Science in the World of Policy and Practice

Health Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-106

  Shadish, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCIENCE;

EID: 77949621974     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019134     Document Type: Article

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