Focus groups in mental health research: Enhancing the validity of user and provider questionnaires

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-206

  Powell, Richard A ^a   Single, Helen M ^a   Lloyd, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORKER; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029744566     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076409604200303     Document Type: Article

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