The power to shape decisions? An exploration of young people's power in participation

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-261

  Gunn, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Participation; Policy making; Power; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POLICY MAKING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 42249111562     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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