Community development: A critical review of approaches to evaluation

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 472-480

  Billings, Jennifer Ruth ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Community development; Empowerment; Evaluation; Health and social capital; Health care evaluation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0034131939     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01278.x     Document Type: Review

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