A community health advisor program to reduce cardiovascular risk among rural African-American women

Health Education Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 622-633

  Cornell, C E ^a   Littleton, M A ^b   Greene, P G ^a   Pulley, L ^a   Brownstein, J N ^c   Sanderson, B K ^d   Stalker, V G ^e   Matson Koffman, D ^c   Struempler, B ^f   Raczynski, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALABAMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 67650876465     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn063     Document Type: Article

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