Situation-specific theories from the middle-range transitions theory

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-31

  Im, Eun Ok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing; situation specific theory; transitions theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84893314095     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: 15505014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000014     Document Type: Article

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