Rating the level, quality, and strength of the research evidence

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 304-312

  Jones, Katherine R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

critical appraisal; evidence hierarchies; evidence based practice; evidence rating schemes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956445156     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181db8a44     Document Type: Article

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