Impact case studies submitted to REF 2014: The hidden impact of nursing research

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 256-268

  Kelly, Daniel ^a   Kent, Bridie ^b   McMahon, Ann ^c   Taylor, Julie ^d   Traynor, Michael ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

impact case studies; metrics; nursing research; quality related funding; Research Excellence Framework; universities

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; DATA BASE; FUNDING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; NURSING RESEARCH; OCCUPATION; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL CARE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 84975063133     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987116646153     Document Type: Article

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