Dimensions and predictions of professional involvement in self-help groups: A view from within

Health and Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-103

  Ben Ari, Adital Tirosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Group members' perspective; Professional involvement; Self help groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; LEADERSHIP; LIFESTYLE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LEADERSHIP; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036562104     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/27.2.95     Document Type: Article

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