A modified hermeneutic phenomenological approach toward individuals who have autism

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-271

  Newman, Claire ^a   Cashin, Andrew ^b   Waters, Cheryl D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Martin Heidegger

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; HUMAN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH;

EID: 77953933831     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20382     Document Type: Article

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