Engaging communities in health intervention research/practice

Critical Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-159

  Chiu, Lai Fong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Engagement; Ethnicity; Health intervention

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; ETHNICITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 46049108364     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590701771725     Document Type: Article

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