One is the liveliest number: The case orientation of qualitative research

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 525-529

  Sandelowski, Margarete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 0030342170     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199612)19:6<525::AID-NUR8>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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