Use of lay educators to overcome barriers to research with Black older adults: A case study using an Alzheimer's disease center

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 235-242

  Souder, Elaine ^a   Terry, Tanya Laws ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARKANSAS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; TRUST;

EID: 75749091199     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20090731-04     Document Type: Article

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