Literature in quantitative and qualitative methods:
- Corlien M. Varkervisser et. al.: Designing and conducting health system research projects, volume 1 and 2. KIT Publishers, Amsterdam in association with WHO. 2003
- James F. Jekel, David L Katz, Joann G. Elmore. Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine (second? edition) W.B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 2001.
Literature 2nd semester course in qualitative methods:
- Chapter 2 (“The language and logic of qualitative research”) and chapter 6 (Qualitative data analysis) In: Ulin, Priscilla et.al: Qualitative Methods in Public Health. A Field Guide for Applied Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005. (48 pages).
- Malterud K.: The art and science of clinical knowledge: evidence beyond measures and numbers. Lancet 2001; 358: 397-400. (3 pages).
- Malterud K.: Qualitative research: standards, challenges, and guidelines. Lancet 2001; vol 358: 483-88. (5 pages).
- Richards HM, Schwartz LJ.: Ethics of qualitative research: are there special issues for health services research? Family Practice 2002; 19(2):135-9. (5 pages).
General supplementary literature:
- Patton, M. Q.: Qualitative research & Evaluation Methods, (3rd ed.) Sage Publications, 2002.
- Helman, C.G.: Culture, Health, and Illness (5th ed.) Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Kleinman, A.: Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture. An exploration of the borderland between Anthropology, Medicine, and Psychiatry. University of California Press, 1980.
- Sara Smith et.al.: Health Care Evaluation. Open University Press, 2005.
- A series of articles on qualitative research are published in BMJ in 2008-2009. They can be found at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/clusterframeset?clusterid=2&loc=3
Recommended Norwegian books:
- Thagaard, T.: Systematikk og innlevelse. En innføring i kvalitativ metode. Fagbokforlaget, 2009.
- Fangen, K.: Deltagende observasjon. Fagbokforlaget, 2004.
- Malterud, K.: Kvalitative metoder i medisinsk forskning, (2 utgave). Universitetsforlaget, 2003.