Early adolescents perceptions of health and health literacy

Journal of School Health

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-15

  Brown, Stephen L ^a   Teufel, James A ^a   Birch, David A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescents; Health literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845898190     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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