The perceptions and experiences of nurses undertaking research in the clinical setting

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-244

  Woodward, Valerie ^a   Webb, Christine ^a   Prowse, Morag ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nursing research; Research in practice; Support systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249110805     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987107077398     Document Type: Article

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