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The key informant technique.

M N Marshall
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This article considers the role of the key informant technique as a qualitative research method and examines the potential contribution of the approach to health care research. METHOD: The principles underlying the technique and the advantages and disadvantages are considered, illustrated with examples from a range of social science studies. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: 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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EnglandFamily PracticeHealth Care ReformHealth Services ResearchHumansInformation TheoryInterprofessional RelationsMedicineResearch DesignSpecializationState MedicineJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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M N Marshall. 1996. The key informant technique.. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra%2F13.1.92

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