Identifying the core elements of effective community health worker programs: A research agenda

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1633-1637

  Arvey, Sarah R ^a   Fernandez, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84865700892     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300649     Document Type: Review

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