Researching the bereaved: An investigator's experience

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-34

  Sque, Magi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Donor relatives; Interview; Organ donor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BEREAVEMENT; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DONOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; TRANSPLANTATION;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0033629667     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096973300674606626     Document Type: Article

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