To what extent are school drop-in clinics meeting pupils' self-identified health concerns?

Health Education Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-251

  Kay, C M ^a   Morgan, D L ^a   Tripp, J H ^a,b,c   Davies, C ^a   Sykes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Plymouth ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drop in clinics; Emotional health; Health concerns; School nurse; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STUDENT; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 33748898891     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896906067775     Document Type: Article

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