Qualitative research in health care: II. A structured review and evaluation of studies

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-179

  Boulton, Mary ^a   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^b   Swinburn, Clare ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health service research; Methodology; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

DATA COLLECTION; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0030202397     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.1996.tb00041.x     Document Type: Review

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