SCHOLARLY PAPERFocus Groups in Physiotherapy Evaluation and Research
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Julius Sim BA MSc MCSP is principal lecturer in research methods, School of Health and Social Sciences, Coventry University.
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Jackie Snell MCSP is a research physiotherapist in the departments of physiotherapy and occupational therapy, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital.
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