The Internet as a research site: Establishment of a web-based longitudinal study of the nursing and midwifery workforce in three countries

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1309-1317

  Huntington, Annette ^a   Gilmour, Jean ^a   Schluter, Philip ^b   Tuckett, Anthony ^c   Bogossian, Fiona ^c   Turner, Catherine ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Information technology; Internet; Longitudinal study; Midwifery; Nursing; Workforce; World wide web

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH;

EID: 65349121808     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04995.x     Document Type: Article

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