Effectiveness of search strategies for qualitative research about barriers and facilitators of program delivery

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-308

  Pearson, Mark ^a   Moxham, Tiffany ^a   Ashton, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bibliographic databases; public health; qualitative research; search strategies; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80053276458     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278710388029     Document Type: Review

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