Community health case studies selected from developing and developed countries - Common principles for moving from evidence to action

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 358-363

  White, Franklin ^a,b   Nanan, Debra ^a,c  

^a Pacific Health and Development Sciences   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community health; Evaluation; Evidence based public health; Health promotion; Leadership; Planning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEADERSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 60249096264     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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