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  1. Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ann C. Klassen

  2. John University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA

    John Creswell

  3. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA

    Vicki L. Plano Clark

  4. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Katherine Clegg Smith

  5. Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Helen I. Meissner

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Klassen, A.C., Creswell, J., Plano Clark, V.L. et al. Best practices in mixed methods for quality of life research. Qual Life Res 21, 377–380 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0122-x

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