Exploring the use of vignettes: From validity to trustworthiness

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 954-962

  Spalding, Nicola J ^a   Phillips, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reflection; Trustworthiness; Vignettes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; VIGNETTE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRUST;

EID: 34548155209     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307306187     Document Type: Article

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