Evaluating standards in cross-language research: A critique of Squires' criteria

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1002-1011

  Croot, Elizabeth J ^a   Lees, Janet ^b   Grant, Gordon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interpreters; Qualitative research; Research design; Research methods; Standards; Translators

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; NOTE;

FOCUS GROUPS; LANGUAGE; TRANSLATING;

EID: 79960630034     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.04.007     Document Type: Note

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