The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups: A meta-analysis

Alison O'Mara‐Eves; Ginny Brunton; Sandy Oliver; Josephine Kavanagh; Farah Jamal; James Thomas

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1352-y

The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups

A meta-analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID	23323747
Authors	Alison O'Mara‐Eves (0000-0002-0359-6423), Alison O’Mara-Eves, Ginny Brunton (0000-0002-6940-712X), Sandy Oliver (0000-0001-9571-269X), Josephine Kavanagh, Farah Jamal, James Thomas (0000-0003-4805-4190)
Year	2015
Volume	15
Issue	1
Publication date	2015-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/s12889-015-1352-y
PMID	25885588
PMCID	PMC4374501
Language	EN
Citations received	142
References cited	15

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