Focus groups in physiotherapy evaluation and research

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-198

  Sim, Julius ^a   Snell, Jackie ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Physiotherapy; Research and evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MARKETING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029940923     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66923-4     Document Type: Article

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