Qualitative Research: Case study evaluation
BMJPublished 12 August 1995Open access
Justin Keen, Tim Packwood
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Abstract
Case study evaluations, using one or more qualitative methods, have been used to investigate important practical and policy questions in health care. This paper describes the features of a well designed case study and gives examples showing how qualitative methods are used in evaluations of health services and health policy.
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