'Best practice' in focus group research: Making sense of different views

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-497

  Freeman, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best practice; Discussion paper; Evaluation research; Focus groups; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH;

EID: 33750593838     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04043.x     Document Type: Article

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