Ethical covert research

Sociology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-133

  Spicker, Paul ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

covert; ethics; limited disclosure; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551624022     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038510387195     Document Type: Article

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