Finding a way to pay in the UK: Methods and mechanisms for paying service users involved in research

Disability and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-48

  Rickard, Wendy ^a   Purtell, Rachel ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Involvement; Pay; Power; Research; Service user

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751607227     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.529665     Document Type: Article

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