Qualitative and quantitative approaches to health impact assessment: An analysis of the political and philosophical milieu of the multi-method approach

Critical Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-289

  Love, Kevin ^a   Pritchard, Catherine ^a   Maguire, Kevin ^a   Mccarthy, Ann ^a   Paddock, Paul ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Derrida; Health impact assessment; Heidegger; Multi and mixed method research; Politics of health; Qualitative and quantitative research methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; GESTURE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 31144476565     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590500372477     Document Type: Article

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