Qualitative research and evidence based medicine

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7139, 1998, Pages 1230-1232

  Green, Judith ^a   Britten, Nicky ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032542935     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7139.1230     Document Type: Short Survey

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