In pursuit of pleasure: Health education as a means of facilitating the "health journey" of young people

Health Education

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-227

  Whitehead, Dean ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health education; Youth

Indexed keywords

DRUG USE; EMOTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; JUVENILE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 18044382541     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280510595272     Document Type: Review

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