The use of qualitative methodology in child health research.
Qualitative methodology is an appropriate tool for studying children's health care. The present article compares the quantitative and qualitative approaches, describes selected qualitative methodologies, and presents a rational for using these techniques in children's health research. An example is given of a study that combined the two methodologies in order to understand the experiences of well children during routine health care.
D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States