MyoungJin Kim - Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

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THIRD EDITION

MyoungJin Kim, PhD

Professor, College Statistician

Director, Office of Nursing Research, Scholarship, and Innovation

Illinois State University

Mennonite College of Nursing

Normal, Illinois

Caroline Mallory, PhD, RN

Dean and Professor

Indiana State University

College of Health and Human Services

Terre Haute, Indiana

Teresa D. Valerio, DNP, MSA, APRN, FNP-BC, DBSM

Emeritus, Assistant Instructional Professor

Illinois State University

Mennonite College of Nursing

Normal, Illinois

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