Community health workers' perspectives on their contribution to rural health and well-being in Iran

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2287-2292

  Javanparast, Sara ^a   Baum, Fran ^b   Labonte, Ronald ^c   Sanders, David ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IRAN; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 81555226637     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300355     Document Type: Article

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