Emotions and the research interview: What hospice workers can teach us

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 396-405

  Cain, Cindy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Death and dying; Emotions; Ethical research; Interviewing; Qualitative methods; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883893505     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2012.21.4.396     Document Type: Review

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