Research priorities of adult intensive care nurses in 20 European countries: A Delphi study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 550-562

  Blackwood, Bronagh ^a   Albarran, John W ^b   Latour, Jos M ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical care; Delphi technique; Nursing; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951541524     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05512.x     Document Type: Article

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