Where to begin? Grappling with how to use participant interaction in focus group design

Qualitative Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-472

  Belzile, Jacqueline A ^a   Öberg, Gunilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

continuum of use; focus group method; participant interaction; research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864413722     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794111433089     Document Type: Article

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