Health promoting schools: Lessons from working intersectorally with primary schools in Australia

Health Education Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 300-310

  Williams, Phillip ^a   Weston, Ros ^b   McWhirter, Jenny ^b   James, Erica ^c   Moore, Deborah ^a   Coulter, Bernie ^d   Titheridge, Cheryl ^e   Halverson, Jan ^e   Potter, Jane ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e NONE

^f Cessnock District Hospital   (Australia)

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EID: 0001178780     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789699605500305     Document Type: Article

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