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grantLmoney,LsomethingLthatLdidntLuseLtoLbeLtheLcase.
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LhasLgreatlyLincreasedLtheLcredibilityLofLtheLprofession.
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ssion,LratherLthanLsimplyLasLaLtradeLorLaLskill.
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LandLpatientLoutcomes.
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enceLofLparentsLwhoLhaveLaLneonatalLloss.LWhichLofLtheLfollowingLquestionsLshouldLtheLnurs
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, B) HowLwellLdidLtheLauthorsLcontrolLforLconfoundingLvariablesLthatLmayLhaveLaffecte
dLtheLfindings?
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onLinLquestion?
D) WereLtheLinstrumentsLthatLtheLresearchersLusedLstatisticallyLvalidLandLreliable?
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feedingLtheirLbabiesLwhenLtheyLexperienceLearlyLchallengesLandLwondersLwhatLcouldLbeLdon
eLtoLencourageLmoreLwomenLtoLcontinueLbreast-
feeding.LWhatLroleLisLTracyLmostLlikelyLtoLplayLinLaLresearchLprojectLthatLtestsLanLinterventi
onLaimedLatLpromotingLbreast-feeding?
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GrantLapplications,LmethodologicalLplanning,LandLpublicationLsubmissionLareLnormallyLcarr
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atientLbyLaLresearchLassistant.LLater,LtheLpatientLadmittedLtoLhisLnurseLthatLheLdidLnotLunde
rstandLtheLresearchLassistantsLexplanationLorLhisLownLroleLinLtheLstudy.LHowLshouldLthisLp