International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 179-186 , February 2005

Phenomenological nursing research: methodological insights derived from Heidegger's interpretive phenomenology

Received 28 October 2003 ,Revised 25 May 2004 ,Accepted 17 June 2004.

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PII: S0020-7489(04)00118-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.06.011

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 179-186 , February 2005

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