Assessing measurement in health: Beyond reliability and validity

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1746-1753

  Polit, Denise F ^a,b  

^a Humanalysis Inc   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84942196794     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.07.002     Document Type: Note

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