Uncovering the benefits of participatory research: Implications of a realist review for health research and practice

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-346

  Jagosh, Justin ^a   MacAulay, Ann C ^a   Pluye, Pierre ^a   Salsberg, Jon ^a   Bush, Paula L ^a   Henderson, Jim ^a   Sirett, Erin ^a   Wong, Geoff ^b   Cargo, Margaret ^c   Herbert, Carol P ^d   Seifer, Sarena D ^e   Green, Lawrence W ^f   Greenhalgh, Trisha ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Community Campus Partnerships for Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Community based participatory research; Participatory research; Partnership synergy theory; Realist review; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84862569355     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2012.00665.x     Document Type: Review

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