An ecological model using promotores de salud to prevent cardiovascular disease on the US-mexico border: The HEART project

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Balcázar, Hector ^a   Wise, Sherrie ^a   Rosenthal, E Lee ^b   Ochoa, Cecilia ^b   Rodriguez, Jose ^c   Hastings, Diana ^d   Flores, Leticia ^e   Hernandez, Lorraine ^f   Duarte Gardea, Maria ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c City of El Paso Department of Public Health   (United States)

^d YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region   (United States)

^e EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Centro San Vicente Clinic   (United States)

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EID: 84878810107     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110100     Document Type: Article

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