Reaching the hard-to-reach: A systematic review of strategies for improving health and medical research with socially disadvantaged groups

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bonevski, Billie ^a,d   Randell, Madeleine ^a   Paul, Chris ^b   Chapman, Kathy ^c   Twyman, Laura ^a   Bryant, Jamie ^b   Brozek, Irena ^c   Hughes, Clare ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medical research; Systematic review; Vulnerable groups

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POVERTY; REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POVERTY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84897995161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-42     Document Type: Article

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