Making the most of web resources to enhance health disparities information programs

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 61-73

  Danquah, La Ventra D ^a   Mays, Tammy L ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community organizations; Consumer health information; Health disparities; Minority health; Outreach; Partnerships; Racial and ethnic health disparities; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748594736     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J381v10n03_05     Document Type: Article

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