Recruitment of religious organisations into a community-based health promotion programme

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 313-322

  Christensen, Catherine L ^a   Bowen, Deborah J ^a   Hart Jr , Alton ^a   Kuniyuki, Alan ^a   Saleeba, Ashley E ^a   Campbell, Marci Kramish ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Churches; Community; Faith communities; Health; Recruitment; Religious organisations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 22144485137     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00559.x     Document Type: Review

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