A participatory action research pilot study of urban health disparities using rapid assessment response and evaluation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-38

  Brown, David Richard ^a   Hernández, Agueda ^a   Saint Jean, Gilbert ^a   Evans, Siân ^b   Tafari, Ida ^c   Brewster, Luther G ^c   Celestin, Michel J ^a   Gómez Estefan, Carlos ^d   Regalado, Fernando ^a   Akal, Siri ^a   Nierenberg, Barry ^a   Kauschinger, Elaine D ^e   Schwartz, Robert ^a   Page, J Bryan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DuMonde Conservancy   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veteran Health Affairs   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38449096214     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.091363     Document Type: Article

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