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Perspectives

Conducting an article critique for a quantitative research study: perspectives for doctoral students and other novice readers

David E Vance1 School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Michele Talley1 School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
,
Andres Azuero1 School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Patricia F Pearce2 Loyola University School of Nursing, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Becky J Christian1 School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Pages 67-75 | Published online: 22 Apr 2013

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