Are we there yet? Positioning qualitative research differently

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 875-883

  Wuest, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

knowledge construction; mixed methods; research; research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79959384271     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311401424     Document Type: Article

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