Using focus groups to evaluate the impact of a masters in nursing distance education program

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 329-332

  Kooker, Barbara Molina ^a   Itano, Joanne ^a   Okimoto, Hae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS;

EID: 0034303251     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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