Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 125-129 , May 2004

Reducing quantitative data errors: tips for clinical researchers

  • Joanne Kraenzle Schneider

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Joanne Kraenzle Schneider, PhD, RN, Saint Louis University School of Nursing, 3525 Caroline Mall, St Louis, MO 63104 USA
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  • Aporn Deenan

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☆ Supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research, RO1 NR04771.

PII: S0897-1897(04)00021-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.02.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 125-129 , May 2004

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