Are we on the cusp of a fourth research paradigm? Predicting the future for a new approach to methods-use in medical and health services research

Abstract Background The dominant medical and health research paradigm continues to be quantitative. While the authors sense a sea-change in opinion about mixed-method research, underpinned by two decades of highly-cited publications in medical journals, much of the medical literature still widely fa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0597-4