Pasos Adelante: The effectiveness of a community-based chronic disease prevention program

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Staten, Lisa K ^a   Scheu, Linda L ^a   Bronson, Dan ^a   Peña, Veronica ^b   Elenes, JoJean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Regional Center for Border Health WAHEC   (United States)

^c Mariposa Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84978394281     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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