Assessing the benefits of participatory research: A rationale for a realist review

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 45-48

  Macaulay, Ann C ^a   Jagosh, Justin ^a   Seller, Robbyn ^a   Henderson, Jim ^a   Cargo, Margaret ^b   Greenhalgh, Trisha ^c   Wong, Geoff ^c   Salsberg, Jon ^a   Green, Lawrence W ^d   Herbert, Carol P ^e   Pluye, Pierre ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers to participatory research; Community based participatory research; Integrative approach; Participatory research; Realist review; Research design; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051714905     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: 17579767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975910383936     Document Type: Review

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