Working better together: New approaches for understanding the value and challenges of organizational partnerships

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 780-793

  Riggs, Elisha ^a,b   Block, Karen ^a   Warr, Deborah ^a   Gibbs, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Mixed methods; Organizational ethnography; Partnership

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REFUGEE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUGEES; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911863120     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dat022     Document Type: Article

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