The contribution of qualitative approaches to musculoskeletal research

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-370

  Ong, B N ^a   Richardson, J C ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BONE PAIN; CHIROPRACTIC; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645283640     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel022     Document Type: Editorial

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