Case study research and causal inference

Abstract Case study methodology is widely used in health research, but has had a marginal role in evaluative studies, given it is often assumed that case studies offer little for making causal inferences. We undertook a narrative review of examples of case study research from public health and healt...

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Main Authors: Judith Green, Benjamin Hanckel, Mark Petticrew, Sara Paparini, Sara Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01790-8