Promoting culturally targeted chronic disease prevention research through an adapted participatory research approach: The Qassim-Stanford Universities project

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-298

  Winter, Sandra J ^a   King, Abby C ^a   Stafford, Randall S ^a   Winkleby, Marilyn A ^a   Haskell, William L ^a   Farquhar, John W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Community based participatory approach; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY CARE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW RISK POPULATION; MATERNAL CARE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELECONSULTATION;

EID: 84862899635     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0033-3     Document Type: Article

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