Middle-Range Theories: Do They Foster the Development of Nursing Science?

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Cody, William K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle range theory; Nursing research; Nursing theory

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; STANDARD;

HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIENCE;

EID: 0032889366     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089431849901200106     Document Type: Article

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