Theory-based survey analysis of well-being in secondary schools in Finland

Health Promotion International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-36

  Konu, A ^a,b   Lintonen, T ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evaluation; School; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SANITATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33344455455     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dai028     Document Type: Article

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