Differences in health-promotion behaviour among the chronically ill in three South Pacific island countries

Development in Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-300

  Szmedra, Philip ^a   Sharma, K L ^b   Rozmus, Cathy L ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Gender and diversity; Methods; Ocearia and Japan; Social sector

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH WORKER;

FIJI; KIRIBATI; MELANESIA; MICRONESIA; NAURU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34247197795     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520701197259     Document Type: Article

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