Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Family engagement: A model for improved health outcomes in Puerto Rico

Carlos Nesbeth1, Wilfredo Alonso2, Vincent Agboto1, Manuel Acevedo2 and Elmang Nchako1
¹Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee. 2Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Buen Samaritano, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 08 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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