Engaging and retaining vulnerable youth in a short-term longitudinal qualitative study

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-408

  Taylor, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement of research subjects; Longitudinal research; Qualitative methods; Retention of research subjects; Social work; Vulnerable youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349267968     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325009337848     Document Type: Article

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