title: Qualitative research: data analysis techniques.
abstract: Qualitative data usually consist of the words or actions of participants. These data can be difficult to condense and organise without losing their meaning. Analysis of qualitative data requires considerable creativity on the part of the researcher.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, Aintree, Liverpool.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015982:Bias; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D012660:Semantics