Enhancing the quality of case studies in health services research

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 1209-1224

  Yin, Robert K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Case study database; Case study protocol; Rival explanations as a design strategy; Triangulation of evidence; Unit of assignment (the 'case')

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DATA BASE; HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032735177     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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