Issues in measurement

被引:1
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作者
Davies, HTO [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ St Andrews, Dept Management, St Andrews KY16 9AL, Fife, Scotland
来源
HOSPITAL MEDICINE | 2000年 / 61卷 / 10期
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D O I
10.12968/hosp.2000.61.10.1447
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Measurement lies at the heart of all quantitative methods in clinical, epidemiological and health services research. If the measures employed lock the essential features of validity and reliability then the conclusions drawn from empirical findings may mislead. This short article explains and explores the desirable features of measurement instruments used in health-care research.
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页码:733 / 735
页数:3
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