Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2007

A hierarchy of evidence for assessing qualitative health research

  • Jeanne Daly

      Affiliations

    • Mother and Child Health Research, La Trobe University, 251 Faraday Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
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  • Karen Willis

      Affiliations

    • School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1340G, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia
    • ,
  • Rhonda Small

      Affiliations

    • Mother and Child Health Research, La Trobe University, 251 Faraday Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-3-8341-8542; fax: +61-3-8341-8555.
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  • Julie Green

      Affiliations

    • Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics and Melbourne Education Research Institute, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
    • ,
  • Nicky Welch

      Affiliations

    • Centre for the Study of Health and Society, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
    • ,
  • Michelle Kealy

      Affiliations

    • Mother and Child Health Research, La Trobe University, 251 Faraday Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
    • ,
  • Emma Hughes

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia

,Accepted 23 March 2006.

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PII: S0895-4356(06)00210-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.03.014

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2007

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