The sociogram: A useful tool in the analysis of focus groups

Nursing Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 293-297

  Drahota, Amy ^a   Dewey, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Group processes; Methods; Reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROUP PROCESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 49149114770     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNR.0000313489.49165.97     Document Type: Article

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