Qualitative research in transfusion medicine

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 291-300

  Arnold, E ^a   Lane, S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Qualitative; Research; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNOGRAPHY; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSFUSION; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; METHODS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80053198412     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01085.x     Document Type: Review

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