Bourdieu's reflexive sociology as a theoretical basis for mixed methods research: An application to complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-348

  Fries, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Complementary alternative medicine; Health sociology; Mixed methods; Reflexive sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949408517     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689809336660     Document Type: Article

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