Effectiveness of health education and health promotion: Meta-analyses of effect studies and determinants of effectiveness

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-27

  Kok, Gerjo ^a   Van Den Borne, Bart ^a   Mullen, Patricia Dolan ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

effectiveness; health education; meta analysis; planning; quality of the intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0031039534     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(96)00953-6     Document Type: Article

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