An Empowerment-Centered, Church-Based Asthma Education Program for African American Adults

Health and Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 70-75

  Ford, Marvella E ^a   Edwards, Gloria ^b   Rodriguez, Juan L ^a   Gibson, Rose C ^c   Tilley, Barbara C ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030075250     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/21.1.70     Document Type: Article

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