The Community Quality of Life Project: A health promotion approach to understanding communities

Health Promotion International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-210

  Raphael, Dennis ^a   Steinmetz, Brenda ^b   Renwick, Rebecca ^a   Rootman, Irving ^a   Brown, Ivan ^a   Sehdev, Hersh ^c   Phillips, Sherry ^d   Smith, Trevor ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c South Riverdale Community Health Centre   (Canada)

^d Lawrence Heights Comm Health Centre   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032864651     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/14.3.197     Document Type: Review

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