Analyzing focus group data: Content and interaction

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-180

  Rothwell, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Focus groups; Interaction data; Small group dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKING;

EID: 77954359839     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2010.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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