Small sample research designs for evidence-based rehabilitation: Issues and methods

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Graham, James E ^a   Karmarkar, Amol M ^a   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation studies as topic; Evidence based practice; Rehabilitation; Research design

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GAIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION;

EID: 84864280749     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.12.017     Document Type: Note

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