editado por Benjamin F. Crabtree, William L. Miller. -- 2a. ed. -- Thousand Oaks : Sage, 1999.

xvii, 406 p.; 23 cm.

ISBN 0-7619-1498-6.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Contenido: Introduction -- Overview of qualitative research methods -- Clinical Research: a multimethod typology and qualitative roadmap -- Discovery: data collection strategies -- Sampling in qualitative inquiry -- Participant observation -- Key informant interviews --.

Depth interviewing -- The use of focus groups in clinical research -- Interpretation: strategies of analysis -- The dance of interpretation -- A grounded hermeneutic editing approach -- Using codes and code manuals: a template organizing style of interpretation -- Immersion/Crystallization -- Data management and interpretation using computers to assist -- Special designs -- Narrative approaches to qualitative research in primary care -- Using videotapes in qualitative research -- An armchair adventure in case study research -- Participatory inquiry -- Putting it all together -- Researching practice settings: a case study approach -- Making changes with key questions in medical practices: studying what makes a difference -- Summary -- Standards of qualitative research -- Qualitative research: perspectives on the future.