Professionals and the public: Power or partnership in health research?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 276-282

  Robinson, Lisa ^a   Newton, Julia ^b   Dawson, Pam ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conceptual model; evaluation; impact; public involvement; research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CARE;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 84858116869     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01572.x     Document Type: Article

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