Practices of Successful Community Coalitions: A Multiple Case Study

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 368-377

  Mayer, Jeffrey P ^a   Soweid, Rema ^a   Dabney, Sue ^c   Brownson, Carol ^c   Goodman, Robert M ^b   Brownson, Ross C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032342858     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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