The narrative structure as a way to gain insight into peoples' experiences: One methodological approach

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 618-626

  Rejnö, Åsa ^a,b   Berg, Linda ^b   Danielson, Ella ^b,c  

^a SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiences; Narrative structure analysis; Qualitative methods; Research; Understanding

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

HUMANS; NARRATION;

EID: 84904962502     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12080     Document Type: Article

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