Use of multiperspective qualitative interviews to understand patients' and carers' beliefs, experiences, and needs

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7739, 2010, Pages 196-

  Kendall, Marilyn ^a   Murray, Scott A ^a   Carduff, Emma ^a   Worth, Allison ^a   Harris, Fiona ^a   Lloyd, Anna ^a   Cavers, Debbie ^a   Grant, Liz ^a   Boyd, Kirsty ^a   Sheikh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NOTE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 76249106107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4122     Document Type: Note

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