Focus groups in dermatology

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 195-200

  Mcnally, N J ^a   Phillips, D R ^a   Williams, H C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DERMATOLOGY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENTS;

EID: 0031647805     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1998.00381.x     Document Type: Review

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