On the constitution and status of 'evidence' in the health sciences

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 272-280

  Murray, Stuart J ^a   Holmes, Dave ^b   Rail, Geneviève ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cochrane; Criticism; Deleuze; Ethics; Evidence based nursing; Evidence based practice; Foucault

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349120493     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987108093529     Document Type: Review

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