Focus group methodology Part 2: Considerations for analysis

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Plummer D'Amato, Prudence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Focus group; Health research; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952337937     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.3.28727     Document Type: Article

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