Interaction between participants in focus groups with older patients and general practitioners

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 607-616

  Moen, Janne ^a,c   Antonov, Karolina ^b   Nilsson, J Lars G ^c   Ring, Lena ^a,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry   (Sweden)

^c Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Group interaction; Health care professionals; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SWEDEN;

EID: 77952396741     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309354097     Document Type: Article

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