Building capable communities: Experiences in a rural Fijian context

Health Promotion International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Laverack, Glenn ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community empowerment; Fiji; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FIJI; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FIJI; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0038509109     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/18.2.99     Document Type: Article

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