Focus groups in nursing research: Methodological perspectives

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 411-416

  Jayasekara, Rasika S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Focus groups; Methodology; Nursing research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH;

FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 84869029348     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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