Social networks--the metaphor that became a research approach--a research approach in the field of nursing?
This article discusses whether the concept of social networks can be an effective approach for use in nursing research in Norway and Scandinavia. It also describes areas which may be especially well suited for this approach. The article does not answer the question as to whether nursing research should make use of social network studies, but it is concluded that this is one of the approaches which must be considered closely in connection with nursing research.
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D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*