The use of focus group interviews in pediatric health care research

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-57

  Heary, Caroline M ^a   Hennessy, Eilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Focus group interviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036135274     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/27.1.47     Document Type: Article

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