Peer support workers in health: A qualitative metasynthesis of their experiences

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  MacLellan, Jennifer ^a   Surey, Julian ^a   Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a   Stagg, Helen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY; LIFESTYLE; MEDLINE; MODEL; PEER GROUP; RESPONSIBILITY; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKER; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP; STANDARDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 84950341420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141122     Document Type: Article

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