The Contribution of Mixed Methods Research to the Field of Childhood Trauma: A Narrative Review Focused on Data Integration

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 347-369

  Boeije, Hennie ^a   Slagt, Meike ^a   van Wesel, Floryt ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

childhood trauma; integration; mixed methods research; narrative review; yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884409994     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689813482756     Document Type: Review

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