Identifying and Defining the Dimensions of Community Capacity to Provide a Basis for Measurement

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 258-278

  Goodman, Robert M ^a   Speers, Marjorie A ^b   McLeroy, Kenneth ^f   Fawcett, Stephen ^f   Kegler, Michelle ^f   Parker, Edith ^c   Smith, Steven Rathgeb ^d   Sterling, Terrie D ^e   Wallerstein, Nina ^f  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032085522     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819802500303     Document Type: Review

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