An Evaluation of a State Hepatitis Prevention and Control Program: Focus Group Interviews With Clients

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-272

  Rainey, Jacquie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; focus group; hepatitis; transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 35748971082     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839906289671     Document Type: Article

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