title: The distinctiveness of case-oriented research.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Sociology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-1330, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ragin
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012107:Research Design