'I'm like you': Establishing and protecting a common ground in focus groups with Huntington disease caregivers

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 655-664

  Williams, Janet K ^a   Ayres, Lioness ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus group leader; Focus groups; Huntington disease; Qualitative research; Sensitive topics

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249104711     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987107083514     Document Type: Article

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