Research guidelines for the Delphi survey technique.

@article{Hasson2000ResearchGF,
  title={Research guidelines for the Delphi survey technique.},
  author={Felicity Hasson and Sinead Keeney and Hugh P. McKenna},
  journal={Journal of advanced nursing},
  year={2000},
  volume={32 4},
  pages={
          1008-15
        }
}
Consensus methods such as the Delphi survey technique are being employed to help enhance effective decision-making in health and social care. The Delphi survey is a group facilitation technique, which is an iterative multistage process, designed to transform opinion into group consensus. It is a flexible approach, that is used commonly within the health and social sciences, yet little guidance exists to help researchers undertake this method of data collection. This paper aims to provide an… 
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