Qualitative research in an international research program: Maintaining momentum while building capacity in nurses

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 151-169

  Mill, Judy ^a   Davison, Colleen ^b   Richter, Solina ^c   Etowa, Josephine ^d   Edwards, Nancy ^d   Kahwa, Eulalia ^e   Walusimbi, Mariam ^f   Harrowing, Jean ^g  

^a Queen’s University ^*

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Caribbean; International; Nurses; Participatory action research; Qualitative research; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919705111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16094069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/160940691401300105     Document Type: Article

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