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Continuing Education

Power Analysis in Survey Research: Importance and Use for Health Educators

James H. Price PhD, MPH Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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Joseph A. Daek PhD, MPH Division of Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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Judy Murnan MPH Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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Jaime Dimmig MPH Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
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Sutoidem Akpanudo MBBS, MPH Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 43606, USA
Pages 202-209 | Published online: 22 Feb 2013

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