Situational factors in focus group studies: A systematic review

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 338-358

  Orvik, Arne ^a   Larun, Lillebeth ^b   Berland, Astrid ^c   Ringsberg, Karin C ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^c WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Health professionals; Mixed methods; Situational factors; Template analysis; Workplace health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883216651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16094069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/160940691301200116     Document Type: Article

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