Pilot-testing a cancer education curriculum for grades K-6

Journal of School Health

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 61-65

  Schonfeld, David J ^a   Bases, Hugh ^b   Quackenbush, Marcia ^c   Mayne, Susan ^d   Morra, Marion ^e   Cicchetti, Domenic ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ETR ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; TEACHING;

EID: 0035259870     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb06492.x     Document Type: Article

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