Using focus groups to explore children's perceptions of smoking: Reflections on practice

Health Education

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 310-320

  Porcellato, Lorna ^a   Dughill, Lindsey ^a   Springett, Jane ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Focus groups; Methodology; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180712     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280210446856     Document Type: Review

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