International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 314-321 , 1 December 1998

Telephone or face-to-face interviews?: a decision made on the basis of a pilot study

  • K Wilson

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, U.K.
    • ,
  • B Roe

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Ageing, University of Liverpool, U.K.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 0151 794 5081; fax: 0151 794 5077
    • ,
  • L Wright

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Roehampton Institute, U.K.

Received 3 December 1997 ,Accepted 7 April 1998.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 314-321 , 1 December 1998

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