Do we need methodological theory to do qualitative research?

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 995-1004

  Avis, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Methodology; Positivism; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPISTEMOLOGY; ETHNOGRAPHY; GROUNDED THEORY; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0142092627     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732303253298     Document Type: Article

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