Methodological triangulation in researching families: Making sense of dissonant data

International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-40

  Perlesz, Amaryll ^a   Lindsay, Jo ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0142231583     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570305056     Document Type: Article

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