Writing up and presenting qualitative research in family planning and reproductive health care

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 132-135

  Pitchforth, Emma ^a   Porter, Maureen ^b   Van Teijlingen, Edwin ^c   Keenan, Karen Forrest ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; VIDEOTAPE; WRITING;

FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERIODICALS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WRITING;

EID: 18044389707     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/1471189053629653     Document Type: Review

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