How to use the nominal group and Delphi techniques

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 655-662

  McMillan, Sara S ^a   King, Michelle ^a   Tully, Mary P ^b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus methods; Delphi technique; Nominal group technique

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONSUMER; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI STUDY; DRUG RESEARCH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIKERT SCALE; NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; CONSENSUS; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY RESEARCH; PROCEDURES;

CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PHARMACY RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84957537684     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: 22107711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-016-0257-x     Document Type: Review

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