Heart disease education and prevention program targeting immigrant Latinos: Using focus group responses to develop effective interventions

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 435-450

  Moreno, Carmen ^e   Alvarado, Matilde ^a,d   Balcazar, Hector ^b   Lane, Claire ^a   Newman, Eileen ^a   Ortiz, Gloria ^c   Forrest, Maxine ^c  

^a NHLBI   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROW Sciences   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030667583     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025128615666     Document Type: Article

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