The guide formed the basis for open-ended questions used in questionnaires and telephone interviews (see online supplementary file 'Topic Guide).
The book also includes supplementary chapters on topics such as how to select which schools to apply to, and advice for students on filling out applications and taking TOEFL and SAT exams.
A topic guide and prompts, informed by the previous focus groups and survey, were used to inform the discussions, which explored the processing of samples, communication with practices and potential sources of error (see online supplementary table S3: Topic guide for semistructured interviews with laboratory staff for topic guide).
The project materials also include a supplementary curriculum on such topics as tropical rain forests and the geography of Africa.
Within the Inter-regional Programme, a series of case studies on fisheries policy, planning and management for both capture fisheries and aquaculture will lead to the publication of supplementary guidelines on these topics.
The constituent questionnaires in this survey consisted of a household member survey for household members aged 15 years and over, a household survey and a supplementary survey for special topics.
For each topic, the question is answered by each panel member in turn, followed by supplementary questions on the topic, time permitting.
The supplementary documents expand on certain topics under each of the six main sections.
The topic guide was developed with reference to the background literature and an unpublished qualitative study with GP trainees (personal communication, Howman, 2014) and revisited throughout the interview process to adapt to newly emerging topics (see online supplementary file).
