Mixed methods for the interpretation of longitudinal gerontologic data: Insights from philosophical hermeneutics

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-308

  van Ness, Peter H ^a   Fried, Terri R ^a,b   Gill, Thomas M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; hermeneutics; longitudinal data analysis; mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855276262     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689811412973     Document Type: Article

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