Triangulation in canadian doctoral dissertations on aging

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-140

  Azulai, Anna ^a   Rankin, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Canada; Dissertations; Gerontology; Mixed methods; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873152582     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.2012.6.2.125     Document Type: Article

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