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Qualitative Research: Case study evaluation
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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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- Authors
- Keen, J., & Packwood, T.
- Affiliations
- Brunel University of London (GB)
- ORCID
- Keen, Justin
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1995-08-12
- Volume
- 311
- Issue
- 7002
- Pages
- 444-446
- ISSN
- 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- 1468-5833
- PMC
- PMC2550500
- OpenAlex
- W1573809826
- Cited by
- 191
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 28.28
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- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- Keywords
- case study evaluation, qualitative research, health service evaluation, health policy evaluation, evaluation design, health policy
- MeSH terms
- United Kingdom, Health Resources, Health Services Research, Research Design
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