Building Health Coalitions in the Black Community
- ISBN-10
- 1544349912
- ISBN-13
- 9781544349916
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-11-30
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Authors
- Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, John N. Austin
Description
Examines a wide range of problems and issues associated with the phenomenon of coalition building for health promotion.
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