Focus group interview: an underutilized research technique for improving theory and practice in health education.

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Published in Health Educ Q on January 01, 1987

Authors

C E Basch1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Associated clinical trials:

Study of Children's Activity and Nutrition (SCAN) | NCT00005178

Video-based, Patient-Focused Opioid Education in the Perioperative Period | NCT03986866

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