What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Arain, Mubashir ^a   Campbell, Michael J ^a   Cooper, Cindy L ^a   Lancaster, Gillian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDITORIAL POLICIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; METHODS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77954554568     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-67     Document Type: Article

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