Promoting healthy behaviors to prevent chronic disease in Panama and Trinidad & Tobago: Results of the women as agents of change project

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 413-429

  White, Sarah C ^a   Agurto, Irene ^b   Araguas, Nuria ^b  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Developing countries; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PANAMA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 33749595370     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-006-9022-8     Document Type: Article

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