Effectiveness of community health agents' actions in situations of social vulnerability

Health Education Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 330-342

  Zanchetta, Margareth S ^a   McCrae Vander Voet, Susan ^b   Galhego Garcia, Wilson ^b,c   Smolentzov, Vera Maria N ^c   Talbot, Yves ^b   Riutort, Monica ^b   Galhego, Amine Maria M F ^d   De Souza, Thiago J ^c   Caldas, Rodrigo S ^c   Costa, Edwaldo ^c   Kamikihara, Márcia M ^e   Smolentzov, Sérgio ^e  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^e Department of Family Health Care   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549090950     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn023     Document Type: Review

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