The use of focus groups to examine pubertal concerns in preteen girls: Initial findings and implications for practice and research

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-120

  Doswell, Willa M ^a   Vandestienne, Gena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PUBERTY;

EID: 0030114880     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01460869609038051     Document Type: Article

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