Researching Health: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Saks and Allsop's Researching Health offers a comprehensive introduction to research methods for health care students and practitioners. The new third edition includes important theoretical updates, and further international content, with contributors from the UK, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Canada, and Spain, covering a number of specialisms and providing perspectives on core topics.


There are 6 NEW chapters on:




Principles of Health Research
Methods of Sampling in Qualitative Health Research
Qualitative Data Analysis and Health Research
Researching Health Care Management Using Secondary Data
Online Research in Health
Disseminating and Evaluating Health Research


The book is supported by case studies, end-of-chapter exercises, annotated further reading, and access to online resources for both students and lecturers, consisting of SAGE journal articles, web links, PowerPoint slides, and teaching notes for each chapter.