Quantitative and qualitative methods in UK health research: Then, now and ...?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-231

  McPherson, K ^a   Leydon, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Cancer; Research methods; Research paradigms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0036728165     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2002.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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