Applied Nursing Research
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 108-116 , May 2012

Research strategies that result in optimal data collection from the patient medical record

  • Katherine E. Gregory, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • W.F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Tel.: +1 617 552 4886(Office), +1 781 777 1257(Home); fax: +1 617 552 0745.
    • ,
  • Lucy Radovinsky, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center, Allston, MA 02134 USA

Received 27 August 2009 ,Revised 1 February 2010 ,Accepted 3 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.02.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 108-116 , May 2012

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