Using focus groups in disability research

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 690-698

  Kroll, Thilo ^a   Barbour, Rosaline ^a   Harris, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Focus groups; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTENTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34247636073     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307301488     Document Type: Article

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