Focus group methodology Part 1: Considerations for design

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-73

  Plummer D'Amato, Prudence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus group; Health research; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449684859     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.2.28189     Document Type: Article

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