Health needs in brooklyn's Chinatown: A pilot assessment using rapid participatory appraisal

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 378-394

  Teng, Rui Er ^a   Liang, Celia ^a   Julliard, Kell ^a   Thein, Khin ^b   Zaw, Kyaw Thuya ^b  

^a LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lutheran Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Community health planning; Community based participatory research (CBPR); Multiple determinants of health; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649412140     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0140     Document Type: Article

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