title: Choosing a method to answer the question. Quantitative or qualitative--complimentary, not competitive?
abstract: One of the defining characteristics of general practice is its heterogeneity. GPs vary widely in their assessment and management of clinical problems. It is therefore likely that this environment will generate numerous questions that require the use of various research approaches. This paper discusses how to choose between these approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and General Practice, Monash University, Victoria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schattner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wellard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D012106:Research