Triangulation of data collection: Practicalities and problems in a study of informal carers of terminally ill cancer patients

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 108-116

  Rose, Karen E ^a   Webb, Christinle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Informal carers; Interviews; Methodology; Qualitative; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747147516     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969700200206     Document Type: Article

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