Ethical dilemmas in participatory action research: A case study from the disability community

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-29

  Minkler, Meredith ^a   Fadem, Pamela ^b   Perry, Martha ^c   Blum, Klaus ^c   Moore, Leroy ^c   Rogers, Judith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Independent Living Resource Center   (United States)

^c Berkeley ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; RIGHT TO DIE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RIGHT TO DIE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047674675     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019810202900104     Document Type: Article

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