The social nature of chronic noncommunicable diseases and how to tackle them through communication technology, training, and outreach

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 94-106

  Martin Moreno, Jose M ^a   Apfel, Franklin ^b   Sanchez, Jose Luis Alfonso ^c   Galea, Gauden ^a   Jakab, Zsuzsanna ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b World Health Communication Associates   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 80052843666     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.596915     Document Type: Article

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