Utilizing mixed research methods to develop a quantitative assessment tool: An example from explosive remnants of a war clearance program

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-226

  Durham, Jo ^a   Tan, B K ^b   White, Rob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Mines Advisory Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

explosive remnants of war; instrument development; livelihoods; mine action

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052447615     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689811402505     Document Type: Article

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