The use of qualitative methods in the study of parents' experiences of care on a children's surgical ward

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 338-345

  Callery, Peter ^a   Luker, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030077597     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02676.x     Document Type: Article

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