Youth action for health through youth-led research

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 125-145

  Sulieman, Ahna Ballonoff ^a   Soleimanpour, Samira ^b   London, Jonathan ^c  

^a Public Health Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health equity; Participatory action research; School based health centers; Social justice; Youth development; Youth led research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747172468     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v14n01_08     Document Type: Article

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