Focus Groups

Qualitative Research in Health Care: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 21-31

  Kitzinger, Jenny ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural values; Focus groups; Medical education; Running; Sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889989089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470750841.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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