Phenomenology as research method or substantive metaphysics? An overview of phenomenology's uses in nursing

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 286-296

  Earle, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing knowledge; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METAPHYSICS; NURSING RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY;

HUMANS; METAPHYSICS; NURSING RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 77956426673     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2010.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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