Finnish healthy village study: Impact and outcomes of a low-cost local health promotion programme

Health Promotion International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-115

  Kumpusalo, Esko ^a   Neittaanmäki, Liisa ^a   Halonen, Pirjo ^a   Pekkarinen, Heikki ^a   Penttilä, Ilkka ^a   Parviainen, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Finland; Healthy Village Study; Low cost

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029903241     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/11.2.105     Document Type: Article

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