International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 141-145 , 1 June 1998

Objectivity in nursing research: observations and objections

  • Mark Avis

      Affiliations

    • Division of Postgraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-115-9709427; fax: +44-115-9709955; e-mail: mark.avis@nottingham.ac.uk

Received 3 June 1997 ,Accepted 4 February 1998.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 141-145 , 1 June 1998