Qualitative research: Why use theories in qualitative research?

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7670, 2008, Pages 631-634

  Reeves, Scott ^a   Albert, Mathieu ^b   Kuper, Ayelet ^c   Hodges, Brian David ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Department of Psychiatry   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL THEORY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABELLING THEORY; NEGOTIATED ORDER THEORY; PATIENT CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISATION THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LANGUAGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 51949083280     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a949     Document Type: Review

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