The influence of ethnic group composition on focus group discussions
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The influence of ethnic group composition on focus group discussions
BACKGROUND Focus groups are commonly used to explore participants' experiences in health and social care research. Although it is suggested that having demographically homogenous groups may help put participants at ease, the evidence is sparse.The aims of the paper are to: explore the impact of relative ethnic homogeneity and heterogeneity of focus group participants on the group discussions; i...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Research Methodology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2288
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-107