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Why we need qualitative research.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Black, N.
- Venue
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1994-10
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 425.2-426
- ISSN
- 0141-7681 (ISSN-L)
- 0143-005X
- 1470-2738
- OpenAlex
- W2007388037
- Cited by
- 293
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 32.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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