The composite first person narrative: Texture, structure, and meaning in writing phenomenological descriptions

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Wertz, Marcia Stanley ^a,b   Nosek, Marcianna ^c   McNiesh, Susan ^d   Marlow, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^d SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated nursing program; Composite first person narrative; Distress; Female adolescents; Healthcare; Male parolees; Menopause; Obesity; Phenomenology; Reintegration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874966745     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v6i2.5882     Document Type: Article

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