Effect evaluation of a comprehensive community intervention aimed at reducing socioeconomic health inequalities in the Netherlands

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-156

  Abbema, E A ^a   Van Assema, P ^a   Kok, G J ^a   De Leeuw, E ^b   De Vries, N K ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Comprehensive community interventions; Effect evaluation; Evidence based health promotion; Socioeconomic health inequalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC HEALTH INEQUALITIES; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 2642581485     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah202     Document Type: Article

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