Acceptable and appropriate: Program priorities vs. felt needs in a CHW program

Critical Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 335-350

  Wayland, Coral ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BRAZIL; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SEWAGE; STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0036898127     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958159021000029540     Document Type: Review

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