Qualitative methods in general practice research: Experience from the Oceanpoint Study

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 310-316

  Whittaker, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethnography; General practice research; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHENOMENOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBURBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0029899469     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.3.310     Document Type: Article

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