Conducting research into hidden or hard-to-reach populations

Nurse Researcher

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 33-37

  Sydor, Anna ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hard to reach populations; Hidden populations; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Sampling; Sensitive research; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873713886     PISSN: 13515578     EISSN: 20478992     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nr2013.01.20.3.33.c9495     Document Type: Article

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