Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , January 2006

Understanding the error of our ways: Mapping the concepts of validity and reliability

  • Patricia A. Higgins, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Patricia A. Higgins, Case Western Reserve University Nursing, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904.
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  • Andrew J. Straub, ANP, GNP

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PII: S0029-6554(05)00018-7

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2004.12.004

Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , January 2006