A descriptive study of research published in scientific nursing journals from 1985 to 2010

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1112-1121

  Yarcheski, Adela ^a   Mahon, Noreen E ^a   Yarcheski, Thomas J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Healthcare Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Descriptive study; Research process; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NURSING RESEARCH; PUBLISHING;

NURSING RESEARCH; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84865768072     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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