"Thanks for using me": An exploration of exit strategy in qualitative research

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 416-427

  Morrison, Zachary James ^a   Gregory, David ^b   Thibodeau, Steven ^c  

^a Sport and Wellness   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Closure; Ethics; Exit strategy; Overweight adolescent boys; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883822828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16094069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/160940691201100408     Document Type: Article

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