Barbour, Rosaline S.
(2010). Focus groups.
In: Bourgeault, Ivy; Dingwall, Robert and de Vries, Raymond eds.
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research.
London, UK: Sage Publications Ltd, pp. 327–352.
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Abstract
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research is a comprehensive and authoritative source on qualitative research methods.
The Handbook compiles accessible yet vigorous academic contributions by respected academics from the fast-growing field of qualitative methods in health research and consists of:
● A series of case studies in the ways in which qualitative methods have contributed to the development of thinking in fields relevant to policy and practice in health care.
● A section examining the main theoretical sources drawn on by qualitative researchers.
● A section on specific techniques for the collection of data.
● A section exploring issues relevant to the strategic place of qualitative research in health care environments.
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research is an invaluable source of reference for all students, researchers, and practitioners with a background in the health professions or health sciences.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| Copyright Holders: |
2010 The Author |
| ISBN: |
1-84787-292-1, 978-1-84787-292-0 |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Health and Social Care |
| Item ID: |
31438 |
| Depositing User: |
Rosaline Barbour
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| Date Deposited: |
19 Jan 2012 14:41 |
| Last Modified: |
24 Oct 2012 10:50 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/31438 |
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