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[Reflections on qualitative research methods in nursing].

M A Rezende·M R Ribeiro·M G Aguiar
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This essay brings considerations about quantitative and qualitative research methods in Nursing. It boards the quantitative and qualitative methods specifications, makes the distinction between method and technique, and gives emphasis to the episthemological pressuppositions which gives basis to the method.

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M A Rezende, M R Ribeiro, M G Aguiar. 1992. [Reflections on qualitative research methods in nursing].. https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234199202600300351

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