Conducting a multi family member interview study

Family Process

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 318-335

  Reczek, Corinne ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interview methods; Multi family member interviews; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84904732236     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/famp.12060     Document Type: Article

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