The effectiveness of a health promotion program for the low-income elderly in Taipei, Taiwan

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 511-525

  Li, I Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Low income elderly; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 16644391051     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-3398-0     Document Type: Article

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