The development of participatory health research among incarcerated women in a Canadian prison

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-107

  Martin, R Elwood ^a   Murphy, K ^b   Hanson, D ^b   Hemingway, C ^b   Ramsden, V ^c   Buxton, J ^a   Granger Brown, A ^d   Condello, L L ^e   Buchanan, M ^a   Espinoza Magana, N ^a   Edworthy, G ^a   Hislop, T G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Fraser Valley Institution for Women   (Canada)

^e Nicola Valley Institute of Technology   (Canada)

^f BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Incarceration; Participatory; Prison; Research; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CANADA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349090841     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200902884021     Document Type: Article

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