Social movements and public health advocacy in action: The UK people's health movement

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 413-416

  Kapilashrami, Anuj ^a   Smith, Katherine E ^a   Fustukian, Suzanne ^b   Eltanani, Mor Kandlik ^a   Laughlin, Sue ^c   Robertson, Tony ^a   Muir, Janet ^d   Gallova, Eva ^e   Scandrett, Eurig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Politics of Health Group   (United Kingdom)

^d Scottish Community Development Centre and Community Health Exchange   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

advocacy; evidence; people's health movement; public health research and practice; social movements

Indexed keywords

DRAWING; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENTIST; TENSION; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84996520789     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv085     Document Type: Article

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