Engagement and action for health: The contribution of leaders' collaborative skills to partnership success

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 361-381

  Ansari, Walid El ^a   Oskrochi, Reza ^b   Phillips, Ceri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coalition; Community based; Health professions education; Inter professional; Leadership; Multi site evaluation; Partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449233269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6010361     Document Type: Article

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