Use of qualitative methods alongside randomised controlled trials of complex healthcare interventions: Methodological study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7723, 2009, Pages 732-734

  Lewin, Simon ^a,b   Glenton, Claire ^c   Oxman, Andrew D ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGISTER;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349411609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3496     Document Type: Article

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