Psychological concerns in questionnaire research

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-211

  Kirk Smith, Michael ^a   McKenna, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Psychological issues; Questionnaire surveys; Self report

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005699283     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174498719800300306     Document Type: Article

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