Indigenous mens support groups and social and emotional wellbeing: A meta-synthesis of the evidence

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-166

  McCalman, Janya ^a   Tsey, Komla ^a   Wenitong, Mark ^b   Wilson, Andrew ^c   McEwan, Alexandra ^a   James, Yvonne Cadet ^a   Whiteside, Mary ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Apunipima Cape York Health Council   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

empowerment; health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COST CONTROL; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONALITY; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNOGRAPHY; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEN'S HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUPPORT GROUP; ABORIGINE; BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUEENSLAND; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 77953964545     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY09032     Document Type: Article

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