What schoolchildren should be taught about medicines: Combined opinions of children and teachers

Health Education

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 424-436

  Hämeen Anttila, Katri ^a   Juvonen, Mirja ^a   Ahonen, Riita ^a   Bush, Patricia J ^b   Airaksinen, Marja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Health education; Medicines; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644544908     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280510630777     Document Type: Article

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