Reported challenges in nurse-led randomised controlled trials: An integrative review of the literature

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 194-200

  Vedelø, Tina Wang ^a   Lomborg, Kirsten ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical nursing research; Clinical trials; Literature review; Methods; Nursing; Nursing research; Randomised controlled trial; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79951529674     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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