Effects of a peer-led senior health education program

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-23

  Kocken, P L ^a   Voorham, A J J ^a  

^a Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effect; Older adults; Peer education; Social participation; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032078934     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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