Evaluation of the training of Korean community health workers for chronic disease management

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 513-521

  Han, Hae Ra ^a   Kim, K B ^b   Kim, M T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Korean Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TRAINING;

ASIAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547655660     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl112     Document Type: Article

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