Health promotion and disease prevention for older adults: Intervention themes and strategies used in Québec local community health centres and seniors' day centres

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 467-470

  Richard, Lucie ^a,b,c   Gauvin, Lise ^a,c   Ducharme, Francine ^a,b   Gosselin, Céline ^d   Sapinski, Jean Phillipe ^a   Trudel, Maryse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c IRSPUM   (Canada)

^d Montreal Ctr Reg Health/Soc Serv   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Community health centres; Health promotion; Prevention control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PROPHYLAXIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 28844497645     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405193     Document Type: Article

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