Using qualitative research

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1366-1386

  Sandelowski, Margarete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge dissemination; Knowledge transformation; Qualitative research; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 16644380893     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732304269672     Document Type: Conference Paper

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