The Role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Health Promotion Research: Ethical Challenges and Practical Solutions

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-93

  Terpstra, Jennifer ^a   Coleman, Karen J ^b   Simon, Gayle ^c   Nebeker, Camille ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ethical research practice; lay health workers; promotores; research integrity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79955031576     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908330809     Document Type: Article

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