Community-academic research on hard-to-reach populations: Benefits and challenges

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-282

  Benoit, Cecilia ^a   Jansson, Mikael ^a   Millar, Allison ^b   Phillips, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community academic collaboration; Hard to reach hidden populations; Sex trade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANADA; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ALIENATION; STEREOTYPING; UNIVERSITIES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 21644485481     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732304267752     Document Type: Article

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