Imprisoned women's concepts of health and illness: The implications for policy on patient and public involvement in healthcare

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 424-439

  Plugge, Emma ^a   Douglas, Nicola ^a   Fitzpatrick, And Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health concepts; Patient participation; Women prisoners

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; POLICY; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 57649244131     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2008.32     Document Type: Article

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