Analysing the significance of silence in qualitative interviewing: questioning and shifting power relations

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Analysing the significance of silence in qualitative interviewing: questioning and shifting power relations. / Bengtsson, Tea Torbenfeldt; Fynbo, Lars.

I: Qualitative Research, Bind 18, Nr. 1, 02.2018, s. 19-35.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Bengtsson, TT & Fynbo, L 2018, 'Analysing the significance of silence in qualitative interviewing: questioning and shifting power relations', Qualitative Research, bind 18, nr. 1, s. 19-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117694220

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Bengtsson, T. T., & Fynbo, L. (2018). Analysing the significance of silence in qualitative interviewing: questioning and shifting power relations. Qualitative Research, 18(1), 19-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117694220

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Bengtsson TT, Fynbo L. Analysing the significance of silence in qualitative interviewing: questioning and shifting power relations. Qualitative Research. 2018 feb.;18(1):19-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117694220

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Bengtsson, Tea Torbenfeldt ; Fynbo, Lars. / Analysing the significance of silence in qualitative interviewing: questioning and shifting power relations. I: Qualitative Research. 2018 ; Bind 18, Nr. 1. s. 19-35.

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