Introduction to special issue on social ecological approaches to community health research and action

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-220

  Lounsbury, David William ^a   Mitchell, Shannon Gwin ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Research and action; Social ecological

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 71149095074     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9266-4     Document Type: Article

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