Implementing community participation through legislative reform: A study of the policy framework for community participation in the Western Cape province of South Africa

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Meier, Benjamin Mason ^a   Pardue, Caitlin ^b   London, Leslie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Behavioral Health Policy Associate   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community health committees; Participation; Rights based policy; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84865289336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-12-15     Document Type: Article

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