Is qualitative research scientific, or merely relevant? Research-interested primary care and hospital physicians' appraisal of abstracts

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-14

  Johansson, Eva E ^a   Risberg, Gunilla ^a   Hamberg, Katarina ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical appraisal; Primary care; Qualitative research; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0037355312     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430310000492     Document Type: Article

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