Role Development of Community Health Workers. An Examination of Selection and Training Processes in the Intervention Literature

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  O'Brien, Matthew J ^a   Squires, Allison P ^c   Bixby, Rebecca A ^d   Larson, Steven C ^b  

^a Div of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d Puentes de Salud Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; ROLE PLAYING; STAFF TRAINING;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 71849111961     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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