Southern seven women’s initiative for cardiovascular health: Lessons learned in community health outreach with rural women

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 349-355

  Zimmermann, Kristine ^a   Khare, Manorama M ^a   Huber, Rachel ^b   Moehring, Patricia A ^c   Koch, Abby ^a   Geller, Stacie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois ^*  (United States)

^c Southern Seven Health Department   (United States)

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EID: 84871707996     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2012.10598865     Document Type: Article

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