Use of applied theatre in health research dissemination and data validation: A pilot study from South Africa

Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-45

  Stuttaford, Maria ^a   Bryanston, Claudette ^b,c   Hundt, Gillian Lewando ^c   Connor, Myles ^d,e   Thorogood, Margaret ^f   Tollman, Stephen ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Classworks Theatre

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dissemination; South Africa; Stroke; Theatre; Validation

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DRAMA; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 30944451716     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459306058985     Document Type: Review

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