Advancing the theory and measurement of collective empowerment: A qualitative study

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-238

  Reininger, Belinda ^a,c   Martin, David W ^b   Ross, Michael ^b   Sinicrope, Pamela Smith ^b   Dinh Zarr, Tho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547159129     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/8588-68K4-07M3-7164     Document Type: Article

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