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Opening up the black box: an introduction to qualitative research methods in anaesthesia

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Opening up the black box: an introduction to qualitative research methods in anaesthesia. / Shelton, Cliff; Smith, Andrew; Mort, Maggie.
In: Anaesthesia, Vol. 69, No. 3, 03.2014, p. 270-280.

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Shelton, C, Smith, A & Mort, M 2014, 'Opening up the black box: an introduction to qualitative research methods in anaesthesia', Anaesthesia, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 270-280. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.12517

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Shelton, C., Smith, A., & Mort, M. (2014). Opening up the black box: an introduction to qualitative research methods in anaesthesia. Anaesthesia, 69(3), 270-280. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.12517

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Shelton C, Smith A, Mort M. Opening up the black box: an introduction to qualitative research methods in anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 2014 Mar;69(3):270-280. Epub 2014 Feb 18. doi: 10.1111/anae.12517

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Shelton, Cliff ; Smith, Andrew ; Mort, Maggie. / Opening up the black box : an introduction to qualitative research methods in anaesthesia. In: Anaesthesia. 2014 ; Vol. 69, No. 3. pp. 270-280.

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