Culture, context and community: Ethical considerations for global nursing research

International Nursing Review

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-77

  Harrowing, J N ^a   Mill, J ^b   Spiers, J ^b   Kulig, J ^a   Kipp, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Developing countries; Nursing; Qualitative methods; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSING RESEARCH; UGANDA; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BENEFICENCE; CANADA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSING RESEARCH; UGANDA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 76449117089     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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