Scientific rigor and community participation in health promotion research: are they compatible?
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population research center: application of research for community health promotion
the current challenge in health services research is disability to present comprehensive and effective intervention plans for community health promotion. there are numerous reasons in this regard, some of which can be overcome through performance-based participatory research methods. the population research center (prc) in tehran university of medical sciences (tums) provides the necessary grou...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Health Promotion International
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0957-4824,1460-2245
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/11.4.333