Researching reproduction: Reflections on qualitative methodology in a transforming society

Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Naidoo, Kammila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fertility; Mixed methods; Qualitative methodology; South Africa; Winterveld

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949210748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14385627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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