Integrating systems science and community-based participatory research to achieve health equity

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 215-222

  Frerichs, Leah ^a   Lich, Kristen Hassmiller ^b   Dave, Gaurav ^a   Corbie Smith, Giselle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EQUITY; LANGUAGE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; TRUST; COOPERATION; HUMAN; SOCIAL CLASS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 84955590455     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302944     Document Type: Article

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