Community health education in rural Ghana: The Danfa project - An assessment of accomplishments

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 37-48

  Ward, William B ^a   Neumann, Alfred K ^b   Pappoe, Matilda E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; GHANA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34547228104     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/V152-4248-2384-8440     Document Type: Article

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