The role of computer software in the analysis of qualitative data: Efficient clerk, research assistant or Trojan horse?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 106-116

  Morison, Moya ^a   Moir, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer software; Qualitative data analysis; Theory development

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0032109427     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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