Communicating interviews: The experience of research with minority ethnic older people in Britain

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 21-29

  Sin, Chih Hoong ^a  

^a Matrix Research and Consultancy Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic matching; Interpreters; Interview; Language; Minority ethnic older people; Reflexive approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444557092     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200400010     Document Type: Review

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