Addressing online information needs in palliative care: An action research-inspired approach

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-165

  Street, Annette F ^a   Ottmann, Goetz ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Formative evaluation; Online information; Palliative care; User participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947683732     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11213-006-9057-x     Document Type: Article

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