The influence of ethnic group composition on focus group discussions

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Greenwood, Nan ^a   Ellmers, Theresa ^a   Holley, Jess ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Carer; Ethnic groups; Focus groups; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLACK PERSON; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STROKE;

EID: 84908170442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-107     Document Type: Article

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