BMJ 2008;337:a288

Ayelet Kuper, assistant professor1, Scott Reeves, associate professor2, Wendy Levinson, Sir John and Lady Eaton professor and chair1

1 Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5 , 2 Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Centre for Faculty Development, and Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, Eaton South 1-565, Toronto, ON, Canada
This article explores the difference between qualitative and quantitative research and the need for doctors to be able to interpret and appraise qualitative research