Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11, Supplement , Pages S11-S16 , November 2009

Challenges and Opportunities in Using Mixed Method Designs in Rehabilitation Research

Presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, October 3–7, 2007, Washington, DC.

  • Thilo Kroll, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Thilo Kroll, PhD, University of Dundee, Alliance for Self Care Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee DD1 4HJ, Scotland
    • ,
  • Jacqui Morris, PhD

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133B031114).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.023

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11, Supplement , Pages S11-S16 , November 2009

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