Recruiting parents and children into a research project: A qualitative exploration of families’ decision-making processes

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 405-419

  Lewis, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Parents and children; Recruitment; Sensitive research

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041882948     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570802289104     Document Type: Article

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