The use of focus group methodology in health disparities research

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 134-140

  Ruff, Coralease C ^a   Alexander, Ivy M ^b   McKie, Charmaine ^c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; NEGRO;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 21244493260     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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