Sociocultural infrastructure: Communicating identity and health in Africa

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Airhihenbuwa, Collins O ^a   Makoni, Sinfree ^a   Iwelunmor, Juliet ^b   Munodawafa, Davison ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; EDITORIAL; METHODOLOGY;

AFRICA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84891613574     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.868767     Document Type: Editorial

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