Health education in schools - From information to empowerment models

Health Promotion International

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-232

  Hagquist, Curt ^a,b   Starrin, Bengt ^a  

^a Centre for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Public Health Research Karlstad   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Health education; Schools; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030769678     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/12.3.225     Document Type: Article

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