A fish consumption study of anglers in an at-risk community: A community-based participatory approach to risk reduction

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 312-318

  Derrick, Corliss G ^a   Miller, Jacqueline S A ^a   Andrews, Jeannette M ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Health education; Health risk communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIET; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEORGIA; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 47249137409     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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