Using participatory action research to build a priority setting process in a Canadian Regional Health Authority

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1121-1134

  Patten, San ^a   Mitton, Craig ^b,c   Donaldson, Cam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d School of Population and Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canada; Health economics; Participatory action research; Priority setting

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE SCARCITY; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; THEORY;

ALBERTA; DECISION MAKING; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745943959     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.033     Document Type: Article

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