The ethics of conducting community-engaged homelessness research

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-68

  Runnels, Vivien ^a   Hay, Elizabeth ^a   Sevigny, Elyse ^a   O'Hara, Paddi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based; Consent; Ethics; Homeless; Interviews; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70949096980     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-009-9083-2     Document Type: Article

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