Middle range theory: Spinning research and practice to create knowledge for the new millennium

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 81-91

  Liehr, Patricia ^a   Smith, Mary Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

21st century perspective; Middle range theory; Theory

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MODEL; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY;

EID: 0033144102     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-199906000-00011     Document Type: Article

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