Community health, community involvement, and community empowerment: Too much to expect?

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-228

  Baillie, Lynne ^a   Broughton, Sandra ^a   Bassett Smith, Joan ^b   Aasen, Wendy ^a   Oostindie, Madeleine ^a   Anne Marino, Betty ^a   Hewitt, Ken ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b Okanagan University College   (Canada)

^c Social Plan Cncl for N Okanagan   (Canada)

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EID: 1442286250     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10084     Document Type: Review

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