A hierarchy of evidence for assessing qualitative health research
Journal of Clinical EpidemiologyPublished 29 September 2006Open access
Jeanne Daly, Karen Willis, Rhonda Small, Julie Green, Nicky Welch, Michelle Kealy
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A hierarchy of evidence-for-practice specific to qualitative methods provides a useful guide for the critical appraisal of papers using these methods and for defining the strength of evidence as a basis for decision making and policy generation.
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A hierarchy of evidence-for-practice specific to qualitative methods provides a useful guide for the critical appraisal of papers using these methods and for defining the strength of evidence as a basis for decision making and policy generation.
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