Creating asthma-friendly schools: A public health approach

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 255-258

  Cicutto, Lisa ^a   Conti, Elizabeth ^b   Evans, Helen ^c   Lewis, Rebecca ^d   Murphy, Sue ^a   Rautiainen, K C ^e   Sharrard, Sarah ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Public Health Services   (Canada)

^c Peel Public Health   (Canada)

^d Halton Region   (Canada)

^e Sudbury and District Health Unit   (Canada)

^f Durham Region Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33747486701     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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