Triangulating qualitative research and computer transaction logs in health information studies

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 129-139

  Williams, Pete ^a   Gunter, Barrie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Interviews; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; QUERY LANGUAGES; TRIANGULATION;

COMPUTER TRANSACTION LOGS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERVIEWS; LOG ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33749368366     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530610648725     Document Type: Article

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