Defining the eligible, accessible population for a phenomenological study

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 796-804

  Porter, Eileen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; WIDOW;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0033301511     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01939459922044207     Document Type: Article

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