Measurement and instrument design

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 603-607

  Pittman, Joyce ^a   Bakas, Tamilyn ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78651510389     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181f90a60     Document Type: Article

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