Getting to grips with the beast: the potential of multi-method operational research approaches
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Peer-reviewed
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Burt, Jenni https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0037-274X
Abstract
Many of us will be familiar with the parable of the blind men and the elephant, beautifully retold by the 19th century American poet John Godfrey Saxe. In this tale, each man in turn describes the small part of the elephant they are touching (the flank, the tusk, the trunk, etc.), declaring with confidence that they know the true nature of the object (‘It's a wall!’, ‘A spear!’, ‘A snake!’).
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Accreditation, Anaesthesia, Attitudes, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Female, Health Services Research, Humans, Male, Operations Research, Quality Control, Research Design, United Kingdom
Journal Title
BMJ Quality and Safety
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2044-5415
2044-5423
2044-5423
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26
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BMJ Publishing Group
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National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (via University of Oxford) (330)