Tackling health inequalities and social exclusion through partnership and community engagement? A reality check for policy and practice aspirations from a Social Inclusion Partnership in Scotland

Critical Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-127

  Carlisle, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Health inequalities; Participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951082560     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802277341     Document Type: Article

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