Qualitative Evaluations, Combined Methods and Key Challenges: General Lessons from the Qualitative Evaluation of Community Intervention in Stroke Rehabilitation

Evaluation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-54

  Hearn, Jeff ^a,b   Lawler, John ^c   Dowswell, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

combined methods; healthcare; qualitative evaluation; randomized controlled trials; stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 28944455304     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389003009001003     Document Type: Article

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