Sampling knowledge: The hermeneutics of snowball sampling in qualitative research

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 327-344

  Noy, Chaim ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

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EID: 51749122695     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570701401305     Document Type: Article

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