Integrative approaches to qualitative and quantitative evidence
@inproceedings{DixonWoods2004IntegrativeAT, title={Integrative approaches to qualitative and quantitative evidence}, author={Mary Dixon-Woods and Shona Agarwal and Bridget Young and David R. Jones and Alex J Sutton}, year={2004} }
The Health Development Agency (www.hda.nhs.uk) is the national authority and information resource on what works to improve people's health and reduce health inequalities in England. It gathers evidence and produces advice for policy makers, professionals and practitioners, working alongside them to get evidence into practice. iii Contents Foreword iv Summary 1 What is the role of qualitative approaches in traditional trials and experimental studies? 2 Background 2 Multi-method research 2…
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