The key informant technique
Family PracticePublished 1 January 1996
MN Marshall
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The role of the key informant technique as a qualitative research method is considered and the potential contribution of the approach to health care research is examined.
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An example of the author's own use of key informants in a study of the professional relationship between general practitioners and specialists is described.
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