School effects research provide new and stronger evidence in support of the health-promoting school idea

Health Education

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 421-424

  West, Patrick ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Health education; Schools; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750441167     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280610711370     Document Type: Article

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