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Ethnography and nursing research: a critical appraisal

Nurse ResearcherPublished 1 December 1995
Lesley Baillie
Citations36
SJR quartileQ3
SJR score0.43
SNIP2.32

TL;DR

Ethnography has been known and used in anthropology for nearly a century, but it is essentially new in nursing, so it is important to examine the methodology's origins and characteristics, and consider both its value and limitations.

Abstract

Ethnography has been known and used in anthropology for nearly a century, but it is essentially new in nursing ( 1 ). Its popularity for nursing research is increasing ( 2 ), however, and therefore, it is important to examine the methodology's origins and characteristics, and consider both its value and limitations.

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Social SciencesHealth Professions