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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
- ISSN
- 0002-9262
- eISSN
- 1476-6256
- DOI
- 10.1093/aje/kwad050
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Epidemiology has traditionally used quantitative approaches to characterizing disease prevalence and studying the effects of medical and public health interventions. Despite the power of such methods, they leave important gaps in understanding population health that can be addressed using qualitative and mixed methods. In this commentary, I describe philosophical differences in qualitative and quantitative approaches to research and explain how they can be used together to strengthen epidemiologic inquiry.
Journal
American Journal of Epidemiology – Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 8, 2023
Keywords: epidemiologic methods; mixed-methods research; qualitative research