Are we ready to accept the challenge? Addressing the shortcomings of contemporary qualitative health research

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 332-338

  Lau, Sofie Rosenlund ^a   Traulsen, Janine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Methodology; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; Social pharmacy; Social theory; Theory

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHARMACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHARMACY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84964389078     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.02.014     Document Type: Article

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