Establishing methodological rigour in international qualitative nursing research: A case study from Ghana

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-87

  Mill, Judy E ^a   Ogilvie, Linda D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

International research; Methodology; Nursing; Qualitative research; Rigour

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GHANA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037268501     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02509.x     Document Type: Review

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