Commentary: Writing and evaluating qualitative research reports

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 493-505

  Wu, Yelena P ^a,b   Thompson, Deborah ^c   Aroian, Karen J ^d   Mcquaid, Elizabeth L ^e   Deatrick, Janet A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods; Patient centered; Qualitative; Theme

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WRITING;

CHILD; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; WRITING;

EID: 84973498437     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsw032     Document Type: Review

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