The Potential Contributions of Critical Social Theory to Nursing Science

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 35-55

  Browne, Annette J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIOLOGY;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 0034276898     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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