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Why is Qualitative Research Necessary in Medicine and Some Prejudices Against It?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Figen Ünal Çolak Open the ORCID record for Figen Ünal Çolak [Opens in a new window]  and
Sarper Yılmaz Open the ORCID record for Sarper Yılmaz [Opens in a new window]
Figen Ünal Çolak
Affiliation:
Department of Communication Design and Management, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Sarper Yılmaz*
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital, Istanbul, TURKEY; Chair of the Disaster Commission of the Turkish Emergency Medicine Association, Ankara, TURKEY
*
Correspondence: Sarper Yılmaz, MD Department of Emergency Medicine University of Health Sciences Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital Kartal, Istanbul, TURKEY Chair, Disaster Commission of the Turkish Emergency Medicine Association Ankara, TURKEY E-mail: sarperyilmaz08@gmail.com
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Keywords

medicinepurposeful samplingqualitative researchquantitative paradigm
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , August 2024 , pp. 318 - 319
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

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Footnotes

Editor’s Note: This manuscript was peer-reviewed and accepted under the Emeritus Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the journal, Dr. Sam Stratton. The current EIC, Dr. Jeffrey Franc, acknowledges Dr. Stratton’s contributions in relation to the acceptance and publication of this article.

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