Setting Priorities for Gerontological Social Work Research: A National Delphi Study

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 828-838

  Burnette, Denise ^a   Morrow Howell, Nancy ^b   Chen, Li Mei ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Gerontological social work; Intervention research; Research agenda; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 0347989534     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.6.828     Document Type: Article

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