An Exploration of Methodological Pluralism in Nursing Research

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 545-555

  Baker, Chris ^a   Norton, Sally ^a   Young, Patricia ^a   Ward, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing knowledge; Nursing research; Nursing science; Research methods

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032337607     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199812)21:6<545::AID-NUR8>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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