Complex interventions and nursing: Looking through a new lens at nursing research

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 531-533

  Richards, David A ^a   Borglin, Gunilla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; Nursing; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH;

NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 79955521120     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.02.013     Document Type: Editorial

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