Pen pals: Correspondence as a method for data generation in qualitative research

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 909-917

  Kralik, Debbie ^a   Koch, Tina ^b   Brady, Beverley M ^c  

^a Royal District Nursing Service   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Correspondence; Feminist; Health care; Letter writing; Life history; Narrative; Nursing; Qualitative research; Story telling; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WRITING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; CORRESPONDENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 0034168733     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01358.x     Document Type: Article

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