Articulating a policy resolution for sexual diversity research: Nurses as moral agents

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 74-92

  MacDonnell, Judith A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feminism; Gender; Minority; Nursing ethics; Public health nursing; Research methodology; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORALITY; NURSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MORALS; NURSES; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38349043791     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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