Grounded theory in genetic counseling research: An interpretive perspective

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-111

  Grubs, Robin E ^a   Piantanida, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Genetic counseling; Grounded theory. Post positivism; Interpretivism; Memoing; Qualitative research; Text; Theoretical saturation; Theoretical sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC COUNSELING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH;

GENETIC COUNSELING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 77953053792     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-009-9270-8     Document Type: Article

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