Power of mental health nursing research: A statistical analysis of studies in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Gaskin, Cadeyrn J ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data; Nursing research; Research design; Review; Statistical; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84872662277     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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