Establishing prevention, education and community awareness through a comprehensive diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia screening programme: The smith island, maryland, usa experience

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 242-246

  Davidson, Michele R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hypertension; Screening programme; Smith Island

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; COUNSELING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MARYLAND; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 16544389576     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2004.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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