Public policy involvement by health educators

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-142

  Holtrop, Jodi Summers ^a   Price, James H ^c   Boardley, Debra J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c B 107 Clinical Center ^*

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EID: 0034387249     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.24.2.6     Document Type: Article

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