Publishing Pilot Intervention Work

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 994-1010

  Conn, Vicki S ^a   Algase, Donna L ^b   Rawl, Susan M ^c   Zerwic, Julie J ^d   Wyman, Jean F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

pilot projects; publications; research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; HUMAN; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD;

BUDGETS; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 78049467740     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945910367229     Document Type: Article

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