Using a range of methods to access children's voices

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 601-616

  Lambert, Veronica ^a   Glacken, Michele ^b   McCarron, Mary ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b St Angela's College   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

activities; children; data collection methods; interviews; observations; participatory stakeholder; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885899124     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987112475249     Document Type: Article

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