Qualitative description-the poor cousin of health research?

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Neergaard, Mette Asbjoern ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a   Andersen, Rikke Sand ^a   Sondergaard, Jens ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH SCIENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 68749111619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-52     Document Type: Review

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