Conducting focus groups for health research among asian communities: Insights and experiences

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 438-445

  Randhawa, Gurch ^a   Darr, Aamra R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asians; Focus Groups; Health; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DONOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASIA; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0035461454     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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