Theoretical sampling and category development in grounded theory

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1137-1148

  Draucker, Claire B ^a   Martsolf, Donna S ^a   Ross, Ratchneewan ^a   Rusk, Thomas B ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Sexual violence; Theoretical sampling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDED THEORY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEORETICAL SAMPLE;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34848852646     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307308450     Document Type: Article

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