Conducting mental health research: Key steps, practicalities, and issues for the early career researcher: Feature article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Horsfall, Jan ^a   Cleary, Michelle ^a,b   Walter, Garry ^b,c   Hunt, Glenn E ^a,b  

^a Research Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 33846977668     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00460.x     Document Type: Review

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