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Engaging in Qualitative Research in Health

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This chapter introduces the reader to the core concepts of qualitative research, defining the paradigm and providing examples. The chapter introduces qualitative health research, drawing attention to some of the arguments that have been presented in the literature. This focus is on the usefulness of using qualitative approaches to examine health and healthcare.

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  1. Department of Social and Political Science, University of Chester, Chester, Cheshire, UK

    Nikki Kiyimba

  2. School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Jessica Nina Lester

  3. The Greenwood Institute of Child Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

    Michelle O’Reilly

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Kiyimba, N., Lester, J.N., O’Reilly, M. (2019). Engaging in Qualitative Research in Health. In: Using Naturally Occurring Data in Qualitative Health Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94839-3_1

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