Health promotion in faith-based institutions and communities

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Nordtvedt, Mark ^a   Chapman, Larry S ^b  

^a Chapman Institute ^*

^b Chapman Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960944268     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.25.4.tahp     Document Type: Article

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