The potential of black radio to disseminate health messages and reduce disparities

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Hall, Ingrid J ^a   Johnson Turbes, C Ashani ^b   Williams, Kymber N ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIAL MARKETING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIO; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 77957024033     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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