Mixed methods in biomedical and health services research

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-123

  Curry, Leslie A ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^b,c,d,e,f   O'Cathain, Alicia ^g   Clark, Vicki L Plano ^b,h   Cherlin, Emily ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program   (United States)

^c Section of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIXED METHOD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS;

EID: 84873661310     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.967885     Document Type: Article

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