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Volume 18 (3)
Volume 18, Issue 3, Summer 1998
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1998; 18(3):150-154
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Focus Groups: A Method of Needs Assessment
Jane Tipping, MAEd
A b s t r a c t
The focus group is a method of needs assessment that continues to increase in popularity.
The purpose of this article is to present the reader with examples of how focus groups
have been used in the continuing health education field for needs assessment, examine some
of the techniques involved in the method, and discuss implications for further research.
Keywords: Continuing Health Education; Focus Groups; Needs Assessment
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