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Using Naturally Occurring Data to Research Vulnerable Groups

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This chapter builds on chapter nine by considering some of the groups that have been classified as vulnerable in terms of their participation in health research. In this chapter, we attend to these different groups and consider the types of issues that collecting naturally occurring data raises, practically and ethically. The benefits and challenges of collecting naturally occurring data from these groups is critically considered, with recommendations for practice offered.

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  1. Department of Social and Political Science, University of Chester, Chester, Cheshire, UK

    Nikki Kiyimba

  2. School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Jessica Nina Lester

  3. The Greenwood Institute of Child Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

    Michelle O’Reilly

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Kiyimba, N., Lester, J.N., O’Reilly, M. (2019). Using Naturally Occurring Data to Research Vulnerable Groups. In: Using Naturally Occurring Data in Qualitative Health Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94839-3_10

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