Qualitative Research in Medical Education: Methodologies and Methods

Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 371-384

  Ng, Stella ^a,b   Lingard, Lorelei ^c   Kennedy, Tara J ^d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data analysis methods; Data collection methods; Medical education; Qualitative research methodologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988857351     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118472361.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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