Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 50-54 , February 2005

Pragmatic strategies that enhance the reliability of data abstracted from medical records

  • Clara Eder, EdD, MPH, RD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Professional Education and Training, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 619 594 5849; fax: +1 619 594 6963.
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  • Judith Fullerton, PhD, CNM, FACNM

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Professional Education and Training, Project Concern International, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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  • Robert Benroth, MHA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Professional Education and Training, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
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  • Suzanne P. Lindsay, PhD, MSW, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Professional Education and Training, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92120, USA

Received 20 February 2004 ,Revised 22 April 2004 ,Accepted 30 April 2004.

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☆ Supported in part by funds received from the State of California, Department of Health Services, Cancer Detection Section. All analysis, interpretations, and conclusions presented in this article are those of the authors and not the State of California. There are no known biases in the data presented that would affect the results.

PII: S0897-1897(04)00118-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.04.005

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 50-54 , February 2005

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