Equipoise in Clinical Nursing Research

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 49-60

  McCleary, Lynn ^a  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; UNCERTAINTY;

ETHICS, RESEARCH; FAMILY; NURSING RESEARCH; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 0036781082     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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