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Qualitative Research: Reaching the parts other methods cannot reach: an introduction to qualitative methods in health and health services research
BMJ 1995; 311 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.6996.42 (Published 01 July 1995) Cite this as: BMJ 1995;311:42
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