Reviewing methodologically disparate data: A practical guide for the patient safety research field

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 172-181

  Brown, Katrina F ^a   Long, Susannah J ^a   Athanasiou, Thanos ^a   Vincent, Charles A ^a   Kroll, J Simon ^a   Sevdalis, Nick ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Non randomized; Observational; Patient safety; Qualitative; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855539949     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01519.x     Document Type: Review

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