Qualiy in qualitative research: Criteria for authors and assessors in the submission and assessment of qualitative research articles for the Medical Journal of Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-246

  Kitto, Simon C ^a   Chesters, Janice ^a   Grbich, Carol ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 42449122800     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01595.x     Document Type: Review

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