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Original Article

Appraising qualitative research articles in medicine and medical education

Luc Côté Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jean Turgeon Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Pages 71-75 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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