A review of community engagement in cancer control studies among Indigenous people of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-295

  Miller, J ^a   Knott, V E ^b   Wilson, C ^c   Roder, D ^d  

^a CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Indigenous; Participatory research; Research

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONSUMER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEOPLASM; NEW ZEALAND; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862800249     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01325.x     Document Type: Review

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