Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative research findings

Routledge International Handbook of Qualitative Nursing Research

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 347-356

  Sandelowski, Margarete ^a   Voils, Corrine I ^b,c   Crandell, Jamie L ^d   Leeman, Jennifer ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 84897657200     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203409527     Document Type: Chapter

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