Researching reducing health disparities: Mixed-methods approaches

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1406-1417

  Stewart, Miriam ^a   Makwarimba, Edward ^a   Barnfather, Alison ^a   Letourneau, Nicole ^b   Neufeld, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health disparities inequities; Mixed methods; Social support

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HEALTH SERVICES; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED METHOD APPROACH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ALBERTA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POVERTY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; URBAN HEALTH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38949217959     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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