Addressing a growing community's health needs: Project SAHNA (South Asian Health Needs Assessment)

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 577-583

  Vyas, Amita N ^a   Chaudhary, Nitasha ^a   Ramiah, Kalpana ^b   Landry, Megan ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indian; Health information and perceptions; Health needs; South Asians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA;

ADULT; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84883132893     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9655-x     Document Type: Article

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