Qualitative research and the evidence base of policy: Insights from studies of teenage mothers in the UK

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-37

  Graham, Hilary ^a   McDermott, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33344466114     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279405009360     Document Type: Review

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