In the thick of it: A reflective tale from an Australian social worker/qualitative researcher

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 130-139

  Gair, Susan ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL WORK;

ADOPTION; ANECDOTES; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL WORK; WOMEN;

EID: 0036356748     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732302012001010     Document Type: Article

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