Graduate nurses' and midwives' perceptions of research

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-20

  Snelgrove, Sherrill ^a   James, Mandy ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduate nurses; Qualitative research; Research experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651380795     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987110387484     Document Type: Article

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