Introduction to Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences

Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-12

  Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a   Andrew, Sharon ^a   Brannen, Julia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contemporary health care and evidence based practice; Contemporary health care systems and methodological and epistemological approaches; Growing formalisation of research governance; Introduction to mixed methods research; Methods versus methodology; Mixed methods and complex phenomena effecting human health; Mixed methods research bridging chasm, quantitative and qualitative paradigms; Mixed methods research in health services research; Partnership social, health and human scientists and mixed methods research; Research design and current trends in mixed methods research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953186386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316490.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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