What makes a phenomenological study phenomenological? An analysis of peer-reviewed empirical nursing studies

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 420-431

  Norlyk, Annelise ^a   Harder, Ingegerd ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Design; Phenomenology; Qualitative methods; Research

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD;

HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 76649130501     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309357435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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