Seeking consensus through the use of the Delphi technique in health sciences research

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-105

  Falzarano, Mary ^a   Pinto Zipp, Genevieve ^b  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; OCCUPATION; RESEARCH; SCHOOL; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FACULTY; HUMANS; MENTORS; RESEARCH; SCHOOLS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 84880884517     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: 1945404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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