Hierarchy of evidence and appraisal of limitations (HEAL) grading system

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 149-159

  Gugiu, P Cristian ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHOD; RESEARCH WORK;

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84913573211     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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