Structural issues affecting mixed methods studies in health research: A qualitative study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  O'Cathain, Alicia ^a   Nicholl, Jon ^a   Murphy, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 73449101486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-82     Document Type: Article

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