The use of focus group methodology - With selected examples from sexual health research

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 905-913

  Robinson, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus group methodology; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033109317     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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