Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 121-126 , May 2005

Participatory action research to understand and reduce health disparities

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 The following were funding sources for the research described in this article: University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research, Steven Manners Faculty Development Award; Department of Health and Human Services IAA-2-064 DHHS-OWH-OPHS2312; Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh; Office Depot; Koz.com; Pittsburgh LIVE; Giant Eagle; H.M. Bitner (Charitable) Trust; Beaver County Times;Forbes Hospice; WQED-TV Pittsburgh; National Issues Forums Institute; Kettering Foundation.

PII: S0029-6554(05)00045-X

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.03.002

Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 121-126 , May 2005

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