Generating best evidence from qualitative research: The role of data analysis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 545-550

  Green, Julie ^a,f   Willis, Karen ^b   Hughes, Emma ^c   Small, Rhonda ^d   Welch, Nicky ^e   Gibbs, Lisa ^a   Daly, Jeanne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Evidence; Interviews; Qualitative research; Theory

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CODING; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84947648624     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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