%0 Journal Article %T The art of the Delphi technique: highlighting its scientific merit %A Emmerentia du Plessis %A Susara P Human %J Health SA Gesondheid %D 2007 %I AOSIS OpenJournals %R 10.4102/hsag.v12i4.268 %X The initial use of the Delphi technique was forecasting in order to be able to plan ahead. Opsomming Die aanvanklike toepassing van die Delphi-tegniek was voorspelling met die doel om vooruit te kan beplan. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text. %U http://www.hsag.co.za/index.php/HSAG/article/view/268