The concept of theme as used in qualitative nursing research

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 351-372

  DeSantis, Lydia ^a   Ugarriza, Doris Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0034166782     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394590002200308     Document Type: Article

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