Empowerment: A conceptual discussion

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-96

  Tengland, Per Anders ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ability; Autonomy; Control; Definition; Empowerment; Freedom; Health; Knowledge; Process; Quality of life; Self efficacy; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPOWERMENT; FREEDOM; HEALTH; LIFE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 43049140849     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-007-0067-3     Document Type: Article

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