International Focus Group Research A Handbook for the Health and Social Sciences

A practical and authoritative guide to conducting focus group discussions in health and social science research, with particular emphasis on using focus groups in developing country settings. Monique M. Hennink describes the procedures and challenges of each stage of international focus group resear...

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Main Author: Hennink, Monique M.
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007
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