What About Focus Group Interaction Data?
Qualitative Health ResearchPublished 16 June 2005
Wendy Duggleby
Citations373
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The author addresses issues related to group interaction data in focus groups using qualitative research approaches with examples from her research to foster further discussion regarding focus group research.
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The purpose of this article is to discuss issues related to group interaction data in focus groups. How should it be analyzed and reported? The author addresses these questions using qualitative research approaches with examples from her research to foster further discussion regarding focus group research.
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