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Qualitative research: what it is and what it can contribute to cardiology in the young

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2009

Alexander M. Clark
Alexander M. Clark*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Correspondence to: Alexander M. Clark, Faculty of Nursing, Level 3 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaTR32G3. Tel: 001 780 492 8347; Fax: 001 780 492 2551; E-mail: Alex.clark@ualberta.ca
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Methodologylay perspectivesdecision-making
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Editorial Comment
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 131 - 144
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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