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Blood Pressure Screenings Through Community Nursing Health Fairs: Motivating Individuals to Seek Health Care Follow-Up

Daniel Lucky College of Nursing, Health and Human Services, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara Turner School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Melissa Hall College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, USA
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Scott Lefaver Department of Urban and Regional Planning, San José State University, San José, California, USA
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Art de Werk Director of Public Safety, City of Ceres, California, USA
Pages 119-129 | Published online: 02 Aug 2011

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