Working with older women in research: Some methods-based issues

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 24-31

  Warren, Lorna ^a   Cook, Joe ^a   Clarke, Norma ^b   Hadfield, Pat ^b   Haywood Reed, Pam ^b   Millen, Lilieth ^b   Parkinson, Movania ^b   Robinson, Judy ^b   Winfield, Winnie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b OWLV Project   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discussion groups; Ethnicity; Life stories; Older women; Participation; Policy making

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044451797     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200300025     Document Type: Article

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