Action research in health-care practice: Nature, present concerns and future possibilities

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-184

  Meyer, Julienne ^a   Batehup, Lynn ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; New paradigm research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959260625     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969700200304     Document Type: Article

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