Overview of qualitative methods in research with diverse populations: Making research reflect the population

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 11 SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages

  Nápoles Springer, Anna M ^a,b   Stewart, Anita L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health disparities; Qualitative research; Race

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33750355635     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000245252.14302.f4     Document Type: Article

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