Improving the state of health programming by using diffusion theory

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 9, Issue , 2004, Pages 21-36

  Dearing, James W ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMMUNICATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 1642264135     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730490271502     Document Type: Article

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