Focus groups: Their use in administrative research

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 15-18

  Crawford, Marilyn ^a   Acorn, Sonia ^b  

^a Drake Beam Morin British Columbia   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL CARE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH;

EID: 0030998477     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199705000-00005     Document Type: Review

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