Strategies for improving patient recruitment to focus groups in primary care: A case study reflective paper using an analytical framework

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Dyas, Jane V ^a   Apekey, Tanefa ^b   Tilling, Michelle ^b   Siriwardena, A Niroshan ^b,c  

^a Tower Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RECRUITMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SLEEP DISORDER; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 71049152103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-65     Document Type: Article

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