Resistance to positivist science in nursing: An assessment of the Australian literature

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 172-181

  Holmes, Colin A ^a  

^a Deakin Universiv   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical theory; Interpretive research; Positivism; Science; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039042225     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.1996.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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