A public health approach to health needs assessment at the interface of primary care and community development: Findings from an action research study

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 340-352

  Horne, M ^a   Costello, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action research; community development; Health Needs Assessment; primary care; public health; user community participation involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993812444     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423603pc173oa     Document Type: Article

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