Promoting health in response to global tourism expansion in Cuba

Health Promotion International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-69

  Spiegel, J M ^a   Gonzalez, M ^b   Cabrera, G J ^c   Catasus, S ^c   Vidal, C ^a   Yassi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Community capacity; Cuba; Globalization; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CUBA; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOURISM;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CUBA; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 39349098586     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dam040     Document Type: Review

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