Generic qualitative research: A design for qualitative research in emergency care?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 816-819

  Cooper, Simon ^a   Endacott, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNOGRAPHY; GROUNDED THEORY; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 36749056338     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.050641     Document Type: Article

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