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"Holders of knowledge are communities, not academic institutions": Lessons from involving minoritised older people as co-researchers in a study of loneliness in later life

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"Holders of knowledge are communities, not academic institutions": Lessons from involving minoritised older people as co-researchers in a study of loneliness in later life. / Cotterell, Natalie; Buffel, Tine.
In: Qualitative Research in Psychology, Vol. 20, No. 3, 30.09.2023, p. 441-470.

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Cotterell, N & Buffel, T 2023, '"Holders of knowledge are communities, not academic institutions": Lessons from involving minoritised older people as co-researchers in a study of loneliness in later life', Qualitative Research in Psychology, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 441-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2023.2180463

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Cotterell, N., & Buffel, T. (2023). "Holders of knowledge are communities, not academic institutions": Lessons from involving minoritised older people as co-researchers in a study of loneliness in later life. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 20(3), 441-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2023.2180463

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Cotterell N, Buffel T. "Holders of knowledge are communities, not academic institutions": Lessons from involving minoritised older people as co-researchers in a study of loneliness in later life. Qualitative Research in Psychology. 2023 Sept 30;20(3):441-470. Epub 2023 Aug 15. doi: 10.1080/14780887.2023.2180463

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Cotterell, Natalie ; Buffel, Tine. / "Holders of knowledge are communities, not academic institutions" : Lessons from involving minoritised older people as co-researchers in a study of loneliness in later life. In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. 2023 ; Vol. 20, No. 3. pp. 441-470.

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