The Assessment of Rural African-American Churches’ Capacity to Promote Health Prevention Activities
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William Torrence, MS Health Science, is a research associate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University Mall, 300 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72205; E-mail: [email protected]. Danielle S. Phillips, B.S., is with the Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. Jeffrey J. Guidry is associate professor, Department of Health & Kinesiology, MS 4243, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. ABSTRACT
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