Ecological foundations of health promotion

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 270-281

  Green, Lawrence W ^a,d   Richard, Lucie ^a   Potvin, Louise ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Ctr Rech/Prom de la S Montreal   (Canada)

^d Inst of Health Promotion Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY;

EID: 0029880145     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-10.4.270     Document Type: Review

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