What are the challenges to the big society in maintaining lay involvement in health improvement, and how can they be met?

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-10

  Taylor, Beck ^a   Mathers, Jonathan ^a   Atfield, Tom ^a   Parry, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

management and policy; public health; services

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79952163175     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr005     Document Type: Review

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