Laughter and forgetting: Using focus groups to discuss smoking and motherhood in low-income areas in the UK

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-278

  Robinson, Jude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feminist research methods; Focus groups; Laughter and humor; Motherhood; Poverty; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449602304     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390902835421     Document Type: Article

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