Use of Focus Group Data for Strategic Planning by a Community-based Immunization Coalition

Family and Community Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 49-59

  Butterfoss, Frances D ^a   Houseman, Clare ^b   Morrow, Ardythe L ^a   Rosenthal, Jorge ^c  

^a CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Community coalitions; Community empowerment; Focus groups; Immunization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345985905     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199710000-00006     Document Type: Article

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