Overcoming health inequalities: A participative evaluation framework fit for the task

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Themessl Huber, Markus ^a   Lazenbatt Anne, A ^b   Taylor, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence base; Health inequalities; Healthcare boundaries; Partnership working; User involvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINORITY GROUP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 42649145852     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424008089798     Document Type: Article

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