Whither health promotion events? A judicial approach to evidence

Health Education Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-225

  Whitelaw, Sandy ^a   Watson, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCOTLAND;

EID: 16244384174     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg119     Document Type: Review

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