Focus group discussion: A tool for health and medical research

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-261

  Wong, Li Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Focus group discussion; Healthcare research; Medical research; Qualitative research technique

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 42249103609     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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