Action research in radiography: What it is and how it can be conducted

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 47-52

  Munn, Zachary ^a   Pearson, Alan ^a   Jordan, Zoe ^a   Murphy, Frederick ^b   Pilkington, Diana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Qualitative research; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84888863946     PISSN: 20513895     EISSN: 20513909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.8     Document Type: Article

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