Analyzing Qualitative Data: Health Care Experiences of Women with Gynecological Cancer

Field Methods

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 413-429

  Markovic, Milica ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; immigrants; in depth interviews; qualitative data analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549121405     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X06293126     Document Type: Article

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