Evaluation of a lay health adviser training for a community-based participatory research project in a native American community

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 59-79

  Watts, Vanessa M ^a   Christopher, Suzanne ^b   Strettz, Jana L ^c   Mccormick, Alma Knows His Gun ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

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EID: 33845976989     PISSN: 01616463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17953/aicr.29.3.mj6614107hp61524     Document Type: Article

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