The narrative potential of the British Birth Cohort Studies

Qualitative Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-421

  Elliott, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Longitudinal research; Mixed methods research; Narrative

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949132751     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794106093637     Document Type: Article

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