A concept analysis of abductive reasoning.

Aim To describe an analysis of the concept of abductive reasoning. Background In the discipline of nursing, abductive reasoning has received only philosophical attention and remains a vague concept. In addition to deductive and inductive reasoning, abductive reasoning is not recognized even in promi...

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Published in:Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 1980 - 1995
Main Authors: Mirza, Noeman A., Akhtar-Danesh, Noori, Noesgaard, Charlotte, Martin, Lynn, Staples, Eric
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Jan2012
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