Conducting school-based focus groups: Lessons learned from the CATS project

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 321-331

  Horowitz, June Andrews ^a   Vessey, Judith A ^b   Carlson, Karen L ^b   Bradley, Joan F ^b   Montoya, Carolyn ^b   McCullough, Bill ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONFIDENTIALITY; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0141958025     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0882-5963(03)00104-0     Document Type: Review

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