Using an interpreter in qualitative interviews: Does it threaten validity?

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-56

  Kapborg, Inez ^a   Berterö, Carina ^a,b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interpreter; Qualitative interviews; Threats to validity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LITHUANIA; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LITHUANIA; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN; TRANSLATING;

EID: 0036491150     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1800.2002.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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