Qualitative research: its practical contribution to physiotherapy

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 382-389

  McPherson, Kathryn M ^a   Kayes, Nicola M ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical questions; Outcomes that matter; Patient perspectives; Qualitative aspects of measurement; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890857763     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X12Y.0000000044     Document Type: Article

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