The focus group technique in library research: An introduction

Bulletin of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-390

  Glitz, Beryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SCIENCE; INFORMATION; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY SCIENCE; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH;

FOCUS GROUPS; LIBRARIES, HOSPITAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031467147     PISSN: 00257338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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