Reliability assessments in qualitative health promotion research

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-101

  Cook, Kay E ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

positivism; qualitative research; research reliability; research standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84856899816     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar027     Document Type: Review

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