Health programs in faith-based organizations: Are they effective?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1030-1036

  DeHaven, Mark J ^a   Hunter, Irby B ^a   Wilder, Laura ^a   Walton, James W ^b   Berry, Jarett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RELIGION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 2542477164     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.6.1030     Document Type: Article

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