Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 857-869 , October 2007

Qualitative assessments

  • Heidi Lempp, MSc, PhD, RN (Senior Qualitative Researcher)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 207 848 5604; Fax: +44 207 848 5202.
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  • Gabrielle Kingsley, BSc, MBChB, PhD, FRCP (Reader in Rheumatology)

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