Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 127-133 , May 2005

Developing and refining interventions in persons with health disparities: The use of Qualitative Description

  • Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, DNSc, RN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Graduate School of Nursing, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655-0002.
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  • Carol Bova, PhD, RN, ANP
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  • Doreen Harper, PhD, RN (FAAN)

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 This publication was made possible by grant numbers R15 NR008391 to Dr. Sullivan-Bolyai and R15 NR008341 to Dr. Bova from the National Institute of Nursing Research, and its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Nursing Research.

PII: S0029-6554(05)00064-3

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.03.005

Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 127-133 , May 2005

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