Qualitative Research: Reaching the parts other methods cannot reach: an introduction to qualitative methods in health and health services research
BMJPublished 1 July 1995Open access
Catherine Pope, Nick Mays
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The rapid expansion of research on and about health and health services, and the relatively recent demarcation of a distinct field of "health services research" depend heavily on doctors and other health professionals being investigators, participants, and peer reviewers.
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Qualitative research methods have a long history in the social sciences and deserve to be an essential component in health and health services research. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to research tend to be portrayed as antithetical; the aim of this series of papers is to show the value of a range of qualitative techniques and how they can complement quantitative research.
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