Validation of the conceptual research utilization scale: An application of the standards for educational and psychological testing in healthcare

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Squires, Janet E ^a   Estabrooks, Carole A ^b   Newburn Cook, Christine V ^b   Gierl, Mark ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956036887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-107     Document Type: Article

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