Qualitative methodologies II: A brief guide to applying Interpretative phenomenological analysis in musculoskeletal care

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-96

  Hale, Elizabeth D ^a   Trehame, Gareth J ^a,b   Kitas, George D ^a,b,c  

^a DUDLEY GROUP OF HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interviewing; Qualitative; Review

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 52449089213     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.113     Document Type: Article

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