Expanding the reach of health campaigns: Community organizations as meta-channels for the dissemination of health information

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 9, Issue , 2004, Pages 97-111

  Stephens, Keri K ^a   Rimal, Rajiv N ^b   Flora, June A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 1642408638     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730490271557     Document Type: Article

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