Qualitative research in fertility and reproduction: Does it have any value?

Human Fertility

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 263-267

  Peddie, Valerie L ^a   Van Teijlingen, Edwin ^b  

^a ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mixed method; Qualitative; Quantitative; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30744453025     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270500194971     Document Type: Article

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