Editorial: Growing Quality in Qualitative Health Research

Authors

  • Mary Ellen Macdonald

Abstract

Qualitative methodologies are growing in popularity in health research; however, the integration of these methodologies into the clinical context is not always straightforward. In this article the author discusses some of the paradigmatic and methodological tensions that characterize the use of qualitative methodologies in clinical health research and showcase one solution to these tensions. The McGill Qualitative Health Research Group is a scholarly group of qualitative health researchers working together to advance a qualitative research agenda in clinical disciplines.

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Published

2009-06-27

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Special Section

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