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The case for mixed methods in applied health research. / Walshe, Catherine.
Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2020. p. 304-322.

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Walshe, C 2020, The case for mixed methods in applied health research. in Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 304-322. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785363214.00025

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Walshe, C. (2020). The case for mixed methods in applied health research. In Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices (pp. 304-322). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785363214.00025

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Walshe C. The case for mixed methods in applied health research. In Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 2020. p. 304-322 doi: 10.4337/9781785363214.00025

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Walshe, Catherine. / The case for mixed methods in applied health research. Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2020. pp. 304-322

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