Embedded assumptions in qualitative studies of fatigue

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-133

  Paterson, Barbara ^a   Canam, Connie ^a   Joachim, Gloria ^a   Thorne, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Fatigue; Meta synthesis; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUPUS VULGARIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; META ANALYSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH;

EID: 0037365864     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945902250029     Document Type: Article

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