Use of focus groups for the environmental health researcher

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 36-42

  Lobdell, Danelle T ^a   Gilboa, Suzanne ^a   Mendola, Pauline ^a   Hesse, Bradford W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXPERIENCE; FUTUROLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PLANNING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 17944376455     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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