Methodological Aspects of Focus Groups in Health Research: Results of Qualitative Interviews With Focus Group Moderators

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Tausch, Anja P ^a   Menold, Natalja ^a  

^a GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

cancer; content analysis; electronic personal health record; focus groups; health care administration; qualitative; research; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015484087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23333936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2333393616630466     Document Type: Article

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