Practical strategies for combining qualitative and quantitative methods: Applications to health research

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 362-376

  Morgan, David L ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032057022     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973239800800307     Document Type: Article

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