Three philosophical approaches to the study of spirituality

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-80

  Tinley, Susan T ^a   Kinney, Anita Y ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Empiricism; Interpretivism; Nursing; Philosophical paradigm; Post structuralism; Qualitative; Research; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847112491     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200701000-00008     Document Type: Review

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