Research in context (or if you want to study how fox and chickens relate, go to the hen house, not the zoo)
Bloom, M.V.; Moore, T.J.
South Dakota Journal of Medicine 45(9): 255-257
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-3317 PMID: 1411486 Document Number: 394753
The context in which the research is carried out frequently is as important as the research question being investigated. The fact certainly is the etiology for many of the problems practicing physicians face when applying traditional research findings to clinical practice. The recent development of a family practice research network in South Dakota brought the investigators face to face with divergent views on this issue. This article provides some insight into different research philosophies.