Qualitative Methods in Health Research
Published 1 January 2006
Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays
Citations1,289
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The main aim of this book is to introduce the main qualitative methods available for the study of health and health care, and to show how qualitative research can be employed appropriately and fruitfully to answer some of the increasingly complex questions confronting researchers.
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This chapter contains sections titled: Qualitative methods in health research The link between theory and method So what is qualitative research? The uses of qualitative research Methods used in qualitative research
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