title: Methodological challenges in rural and frontier nursing research.
abstract: Rural/frontier nursing research poses unique methodological challenges, including definitional inconsistency, social/cultural issues, methodological/statistical concerns, and the inherent diversity among rural communities. These challenges need to be creatively addressed to enhance the rural/frontier nursing research body of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Boise State University, USA.
authors.forename: Jeri L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bigbee
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lind
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D009729:Nursing; D019035:Rural Health Services; D014481:United States