For example, the in-depth interview study by Rabago and colleagues1 builds on the findings
of a previous randomized clinical trial8 and pragmatic follow-up study. 9 These quantitative …

An extraordinary surge in the methodologi-cal diversity of clinical research studies has
occurred during the past 2 decades, with a recent dramatic rise in the scope and …

Although there is both a need and a desire to critically evaluate data from community-based
clinical practices, many clinicians are inadequately prepared for this undertaking. This paper …

Mixed methods (MM) are increasingly popular in primary care research (1). It consists of
using both qualitative (QUAL) and quantitative (QUAN) methods and integrating them to …

This issue includes several excellent observational studies prompted by physicians' clinical
questions. Many people use lots of menthol cough drops—does the menthol overall …

We very much enjoyed the thoughtful article by Ganiats [1] entitled" What to Do Until the
POEMs Arrive." Delivering high-quality patient care is a challenge for practicing clinicians …

The length of articles should be based on the degree to which the paper makes a novel
contribution to the field and the nature of the research design and method.(See the revised …

EDITORIALS complexity risk adjustment, Medicaid parity with Medicare payments, and multi-
payor participation in enhanced primary care payment. Implementing these …

Mixed Methods in Health Sciences Research: A Practical Primer, by Leslie Curry and
Marcella Nunez-Smith, presents key theories, concepts, and approaches in an accessible …

Mr Jones, a pleasant 35-year-old software engineer, is my 6th patient today complaining of
symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection (URI). I just finished bragging to my 3rd-year …