Cardiovascular disease prevention in Ghana: Feasibility of a faith-based organizational approach

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 648-656

  Abanilla, Patricia Karen A ^a   Huang, Keng Yen ^b   Shinners, Daniel ^a   Levy, Andrea ^a   Ayernor, Kojo ^c   Aikins, Ama de Graft ^c   Ogedegbe, Olugbenga ^b  

^a Children's Aid Society   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN RESOURCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 80052368125     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.086777     Document Type: Article

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